Sanctuary People
Dr. Felipe Hinojosa talks with Dr. Gina M. Pérez about her recent book, what galvanizes sanctuary movements, and what commitment to community organizing and faith-based activism looks like
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Mujerista Theology’s Divine Resistance
Scholars Amanda Bolaños and Amirah Orozco discuss mujerista theology, pneumatological ecclesiology and lo cotidiano
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
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
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
Articulating Public Theologies
Dr. Alejandro Nava and Dr. Raúl Zegarra discuss their respective books, Street Scriptures and Revolutionary Faith
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