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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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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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Words Chosen        for the Wall
blog, Poetry Open Plaza 12/4/24 blog, Poetry Open Plaza 12/4/24

Words Chosen for the Wall

Harold Recinos presents seven poems

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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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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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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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Toward a North American Indigenized Pastoral Theology
blog, Books, SpiritNations, 2023 Book Prize Open Plaza 9/4/24 blog, Books, SpiritNations, 2023 Book Prize Open Plaza 9/4/24

Toward a North American Indigenized Pastoral Theology

Dr. Marlene Mayra Ferreras presents an adaptation of her 2023 HTI Book Prize lecture

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Opened by the World
podcast, OPTalks, Books Open Plaza 5/29/24 podcast, OPTalks, Books Open Plaza 5/29/24

Opened by the World

Rebecca Rhodes Blackburn talks to Rev. Dr. José Francisco Morales Torres about his recent book Wonder as a New Starting Point for Theological Anthropology

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The End of Theological Education
podcast, OPTalks, Books, TEBT Open Plaza 4/15/24 podcast, OPTalks, Books, TEBT Open Plaza 4/15/24

The End of Theological Education

Dr. Antonio (Tony) Alonso and Rev. Dr. Ted A. Smith discuss his latest book, which reimagines church, ministry, and dominant educational models in this time between the times

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Soundtracking ‘Blue Beetle’
blog Open Plaza 11/13/23 blog Open Plaza 11/13/23

Soundtracking ‘Blue Beetle’

Listen alongside Sudabée Lotfian-Mena for theological imagery in the superhero movie

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9/11 at 22
blog, Compilation Open Plaza 9/11/23 blog, Compilation Open Plaza 9/11/23

9/11 at 22

A selection of resources that touch on how issues of religion, Latinidades, and social justice have been impacted by the 2001 September 11 attacks

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Liminal Theology
blog, Compilation, AfroSpiritus Open Plaza 8/14/23 blog, Compilation, AfroSpiritus Open Plaza 8/14/23

Liminal Theology

Selections from the online space of practical theology that explores the boundaries, transitions, and the in-between

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Theologies That Resemble Our People
AfroSpiritus, blog Open Plaza 3/13/23 AfroSpiritus, blog Open Plaza 3/13/23

Theologies That Resemble Our People

Emanuel Padilla on theology, cultural memory, and Latina memes

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Powers of Pen
OPTalks, podcast Open Plaza 10/24/22 OPTalks, podcast Open Plaza 10/24/22

Powers of Pen

César "CJ" Baldelomar talks to Dr. Mark Jordan about his theological writing and teaching

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Race, Capitalism, and Theology
OPTalks, podcast, AfroSpiritus Open Plaza 8/29/22 OPTalks, podcast, AfroSpiritus Open Plaza 8/29/22

Race, Capitalism, and Theology

Dr. Vincent Lloyd talks to theologian and social theorist Matt Vega about his doctoral work

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Atando Cabos
OPTalks, Books, TEBT, podcast Open Plaza 3/21/22 OPTalks, Books, TEBT, podcast Open Plaza 3/21/22

Atando Cabos

Dr. Mary Hess and Rev. Dr. Elizabeth Conde-Frazier discuss her book on theological education and tying the loose ends left over from the history of Latinx Christianity

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Feminism and Christianity
podcast, OPTalks Open Plaza 3/7/22 podcast, OPTalks Open Plaza 3/7/22

Feminism and Christianity

Dr. Xochitl Alvizo talks to Dr. Néstor Medina about why embracing more expansive language in theology matters

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Beyond Profession
OPTalks, TEBT, Books, podcast Open Plaza 2/14/22 OPTalks, TEBT, Books, podcast Open Plaza 2/14/22

Beyond Profession

Theologians Dr. Justo L. González and Rev. Dr. Daniel O. Aleshire discuss his book on the next future of theological education

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