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The Sin of Racism in America is not “Unbelievable”

Dr. Elsie Miranda interrogates disbelief with the principles of her beliefs

Open Plaza 6/22/20 Open Plaza 6/22/20

Toward a Critical Theological Imagination, Part 1: Narrative Logic and Meaning Making

César ‘CJ’ Baldelomar traces the epistemic power of storytelling

Open Plaza 6/15/20 Open Plaza 6/15/20

Finding Your Way to a PhD in Theology

Dr. Sofia Magallanes and Noemí Palomares talk the walk

Open Plaza 6/8/20 Open Plaza 6/8/20

Race and Ethnicity in the New Testament

Rev. Dr. Eric Barreto and Dr. Jacqueline Hidalgo discuss identity and the Book of Acts

Open Plaza 5/25/20 Open Plaza 5/25/20

The Bible as a Text of Migration

Dr. Jacqueline Hidalgo unpacks the good book’s representations, forms, and travel histories

Open Plaza 5/20/20 Open Plaza 5/20/20

Abuelitas, the Oikos, and the Church

Rev. Eli Valentín revisits church traditions in Ancient Greece and Latin America for a COVID-19 ecclesiological agenda

Open Plaza 5/18/20 Open Plaza 5/18/20

Embracing Hopelessness

Dr. Joshua Bartholomew and Dr. Miguel A. De La Torre push against salvation history

Open Plaza 5/13/20 Open Plaza 5/13/20

El grito del silencio

La Rda. Dra. Loida Martell agudiza el oído hacia Dios

Open Plaza 5/11/20 Open Plaza 5/11/20

A Saint for the Pandemic

Elaine Penagos reflects on what it means to light a candle for San Lázaro

Open Plaza 5/4/20 Open Plaza 5/4/20

Rejecting the Christian Legacy of Intolerance

Dr. Kay Higuera Smith embraces a Latinx hermeneutics

Open Plaza 4/29/20 Open Plaza 4/29/20

Coronavirus and the Future of Ethical Imagination

César “CJ” Baldelomar calls for novel forms of meaning making

Open Plaza 4/27/20 Open Plaza 4/27/20

The Bible and Migration

Dr. Daniel Carroll Rodas and Dr. Jean-Pierre M. Ruiz revisit the Old Testament for stories past and present

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Central Americans in Diaspora: Identity, Education, and Visibility

Dr. Lauren Frances Guerra sees points of light beyond El Norte

Open Plaza 4/13/20 Open Plaza 4/13/20

'The Border is the Cross': Jornada por la Justicia

Dr. Jeremy Cruz and Dr. Victor Carmona embark on a pilgrimage for justice

Open Plaza 4/13/20 Open Plaza 4/13/20

Centering Ritual: Gratitude

Dr. Elías Ortega and faithing the moment (Week 3)

Open Plaza 4/8/20 Open Plaza 4/8/20

Believe, Repeat, and Act

Rev. Dr Melinda Contreras-Byrd on warding off despair and regaining hope

Open Plaza 4/6/20 Open Plaza 4/6/20

Centering Rituals (Weeks 1-3)

Dr. Elías Ortega and faithing the moment

Open Plaza 4/6/20 Open Plaza 4/6/20

Centering Ritual: Wandering

Dr. Elías Ortega and faithing the moment (Week 2)

Open Plaza 4/6/20 Open Plaza 4/6/20

Fish Out of Water

Dr. Angela Tarango on telling the stories of others

Open Plaza 4/3/20 Open Plaza 4/3/20

Where Two or Three (can no longer) Gather...

Rev. Eli Valentín poses an ecclesiological query