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Nuestro Llanto
podcast, OPTalks Open Plaza 6/5/24 podcast, OPTalks Open Plaza 6/5/24

Nuestro Llanto

Dr. Felipe Hinojosa talks to Felipe E. Agredano and Daniel Ballon-Garst about the queer Apostolic history that dates back to the early 1900s

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Notes from El Mundo
blog, Poetry Open Plaza 1/22/24 blog, Poetry Open Plaza 1/22/24

Notes from El Mundo

César L. de León presents ten poems

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GOOD DOCS
blog, Compilation, video, CO-VIDA 19, AfroSpiritus, SpiritNations Open Plaza 10/2/23 blog, Compilation, video, CO-VIDA 19, AfroSpiritus, SpiritNations Open Plaza 10/2/23

GOOD DOCS

Selections from the award-winning collection of documentaries that do good in the world

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Queer and Apostolic
OPTalks, podcast Open Plaza 6/27/22 OPTalks, podcast Open Plaza 6/27/22

Queer and Apostolic

Felipe Agredano talks to Abel Alvarado about writing his play Arena: A House MUSIC-al, inspired by growing up gay in a devout Christian family in 1990s Los Angeles

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Arena: A House MUSIC-al
blog Open Plaza 6/27/22 blog Open Plaza 6/27/22

Arena: A House MUSIC-al

Abel Alvarado presents three scenes from the musical about a gay man growing up in a devout Apostolic family in 1990s Los Angeles

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St. Everyday (Part II): Mais Viva!
blog, video, OPTalks Open Plaza 6/13/22 blog, video, OPTalks Open Plaza 6/13/22

St. Everyday (Part II): Mais Viva!

Dr. Xochitl Alvizo and students ‘heart’ Gabriel García Román’s visit to their Queer Theory class

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St. Everyday (Part I): Queer Icons
blog, video, OPTalks Open Plaza 6/6/22 blog, video, OPTalks Open Plaza 6/6/22

St. Everyday (Part I): Queer Icons

Dr. Xochitl Alvizo profiles artist Gabriel García Román, creator of the QTPOC portrait series

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Dreams of Reversal
Books, blog Open Plaza 2/7/22 Books, blog Open Plaza 2/7/22

Dreams of Reversal

Miguel Escobar offers a biblical understanding of money and prosperity from the perspective of his migrant farmworker family experience

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Not Your Typical Devotional
OPTalks, Books, AfroSpiritus, video Open Plaza 11/15/21 OPTalks, Books, AfroSpiritus, video Open Plaza 11/15/21

Not Your Typical Devotional

HTI Scholar Jasmin Figueroa talks to activist/entrepreneur Crystal Cheatham about her work creating digital progressive Christian content

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Symbols of Latinidades in the 2020 Election
blog, SpiritNations Open Plaza 6/28/21 blog, SpiritNations Open Plaza 6/28/21

Symbols of Latinidades in the 2020 Election

Dr. Michael DeAnda decodes signs of the times

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Decolonize
blog, Books, AfroSpiritus Open Plaza 6/7/21 blog, Books, AfroSpiritus Open Plaza 6/7/21

Decolonize

Sharon Lee De La Cruz presents a spirited chapter from her graphic memoir I’m a Wild Seed

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Learning Jesus
blog Open Plaza 3/1/21 blog Open Plaza 3/1/21

Learning Jesus

Ana DelCorazón sermonizes on the practice of being open to Holy Spirit

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En conjunto: LGBTQ Issues in the Church and in the Academy
podcast, OPTalks Open Plaza 2/23/20 podcast, OPTalks Open Plaza 2/23/20

En conjunto: LGBTQ Issues in the Church and in the Academy

Dr. Xochitl Alvizo and Dr. Matilde Moros shed light on pedagogical methods

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A White Scholar in a Brown Body
blog, SpiritNations Open Plaza 11/23/19 blog, SpiritNations Open Plaza 11/23/19

A White Scholar in a Brown Body

Dr. Mariana Alessandri on seeing Anzaldúa and Kierkegaard through serpent and eagle eyes

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