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Prayers for the New Year II
podcast, OPTalks Open Plaza 2/5/25 podcast, OPTalks Open Plaza 2/5/25

Prayers for the New Year II

Rev. Dr. Doris García-Rivera, Rev. Dr. Joanne Rodríguez, and vocalist/composer Imani Uzuri offer more prayers to bless 2025

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Walking You Home
podcast, OPTalks, CO-VIDA 19 Open Plaza 1/15/25 podcast, OPTalks, CO-VIDA 19 Open Plaza 1/15/25

Walking You Home

Spiritual Care Counselor Rev. David Ramos talks with HTI Open Plaza’s managing editor and poet Marta Lucía Vargas on pastoral work, death and faith during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Prayers for the New Year
podcast, OPTalks Open Plaza 1/1/25 podcast, OPTalks Open Plaza 1/1/25

Prayers for the New Year

Sr. Alexandra Bonilla Leonel, Rev. Dr. Eric Barreto, Sr. Fatima Santiago, Sr. Iselande Surlin, Rev. Juan Carlos Ruiz, Marimene Antoine, and Dr. Xochitl Alvizo offer prayers to initiate 2025

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Landing a Dove
podcast, OPTalks Open Plaza 12/25/24 podcast, OPTalks Open Plaza 12/25/24

Landing a Dove

Rev. Dr. Joanne Rodríguez talks with Dr. Leopoldo A. Sánchez M. about Spirit Christology and what scripture says about the Holy Spirit in the life of Christ

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Inclusivity and Institutional Change in Education
podcast, OPTalks, TEBT, Books Open Plaza 12/11/24 podcast, OPTalks, TEBT, Books Open Plaza 12/11/24

Inclusivity and Institutional Change in Education

Dr. Ish Ruiz and Dr. Colleen Mary Mallon, a Dominican Sister, discuss her latest book, which examines the intersection of theology, education, and social justice, with a specific focus on race and LGBTQ+ inclusion

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La Iglesia Que Migra
podcast, OPTalks Open Plaza 11/20/24 podcast, OPTalks Open Plaza 11/20/24

La Iglesia Que Migra

Father Brian Strassburger and Father Flavio Bravo discuss the Jesuits' efforts on behalf of migrants in the Rio Grande Valley with artist and anthropologist Cinthya Santos Briones

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What Does it Mean to Be Pub Church?
podcast, OPTalks Open Plaza 11/13/24 podcast, OPTalks Open Plaza 11/13/24

What Does it Mean to Be Pub Church?

Rev. Dr. Joanne Rodriguez talks with Dr. Xochitl Alviso about the life-changing power of reimagining ecclesiology and her experiences founding the The Pub Church in Boston

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A Blaxican Theology
podcast, OPTalks Open Plaza 10/30/24 podcast, OPTalks Open Plaza 10/30/24

A Blaxican Theology

Isabel Gonzalez and Christian Silva talk to Dr. Matthew Vega about becoming a scholar, his dissertation, liberation, and Blaxican theology as an internationalist theology

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Embodying the Fruits of the Mind
podcast, OPTalks Open Plaza 10/23/24 podcast, OPTalks Open Plaza 10/23/24

Embodying the Fruits of the Mind

Rev. Dr. Joanne Rodríguez talks with Dr. Teresa Delgado about the communal value of acompañamiento while straddling the demands of academia into the challenges of the wider world

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Academic Publishing
podcast, OPTalks, Books Open Plaza 10/16/24 podcast, OPTalks, Books Open Plaza 10/16/24

Academic Publishing

Historian Dr. Felipe Hinojosa talks to editor Alejandra Mejía, who acquires books in Latinx history at Duke University Press

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The Power of Contemplative Practice in the Spirit of Convivencia
podcast, OPTalks Open Plaza 10/9/24 podcast, OPTalks Open Plaza 10/9/24

The Power of Contemplative Practice in the Spirit of Convivencia

Artist and Dr. Yohana Junker and Rev. Dr. Aizaiah Yong discuss the transformative practice of integrating art, spirituality, and convivencia with students

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Doors Open to an Ecumenical Vision
podcast, OPTalks Open Plaza 10/2/24 podcast, OPTalks Open Plaza 10/2/24

Doors Open to an Ecumenical Vision

Dr. Edwin Hernández talks with Stephen Di Trolio Coakley about his intersecting paths in ministry, the sociology of religion, fundraising, and academia

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Immigrant Communities Meet at the Crossroads of Theology
podcast, OPTalks Open Plaza 9/25/24 podcast, OPTalks Open Plaza 9/25/24

Immigrant Communities Meet at the Crossroads of Theology

Rev. Dr. Joanne Rodriguez talks with PhD candidate Daniel Montañez about his role as founder and director of the Mygration Christian Conference

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La Gente’s Museum
podcast, AfroSpiritus, OPTalks Open Plaza 9/18/24 podcast, AfroSpiritus, OPTalks Open Plaza 9/18/24

La Gente’s Museum

Dr. Johanna Fernández and fellow historian Dr. Felipe Hinojosa discuss the controversy surrounding their proposed exhibit at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Latino

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Mujerista Theology’s Divine Resistance
podcast, OPTalks Open Plaza 9/11/24 podcast, OPTalks Open Plaza 9/11/24

Mujerista Theology’s Divine Resistance

Scholars Amanda Bolaños and Amirah Orozco discuss mujerista theology, pneumatological ecclesiology and lo cotidiano

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Insurrectionist Wisdoms
podcast, OPTalks, Books, SpiritNations, 2023 Book Prize Open Plaza 9/4/24 podcast, OPTalks, Books, SpiritNations, 2023 Book Prize Open Plaza 9/4/24

Insurrectionist Wisdoms

Dr. Neomi De Anda talks to 2023 HTI Book Prize winner Dr. Marlene M. Ferreras, whose work looks toward a North American indigenized pastoral theology

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In the Presence         of Absence
podcast, OPTalks Open Plaza 8/28/24 podcast, OPTalks Open Plaza 8/28/24

In the Presence of Absence

Jacob Leal talks with Dr. Filipe Maia about activating the imagination with hope in the face of a colonized future and about his latest book, Trading Futures: A Theological Critique of Financialized Capitalism

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The Land, Indigenous Communities, and Their Church
podcast, OPTalks, SpiritNations, Critical Theology Open Plaza 8/14/24 podcast, OPTalks, SpiritNations, Critical Theology Open Plaza 8/14/24

The Land, Indigenous Communities, and Their Church

Scholars Rebecca Mendoza and Anthony Trujillo discuss the work of the Terralogian and what it means to decolonize religious practices

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Articulating Public Theologies
podcast, OPTalks, Books Open Plaza 8/7/24 podcast, OPTalks, Books Open Plaza 8/7/24

Articulating Public Theologies

Dr. Alejandro Nava and Dr. Raúl Zegarra discuss their respective books, Street Scriptures and Revolutionary Faith

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The Translator's Daughter
podcast, OPTalks, Books Open Plaza 7/31/24 podcast, OPTalks, Books Open Plaza 7/31/24

The Translator's Daughter

Rev. Dr. Tony Tian-Ren Lin talks with Grace Loh Prasad about her recent memoir, living between languages, navigating loss, and the search for belonging

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