Open Plaza

amplifies Latine voices within theological and religious education as well as the communities and organizations shaped by their scholarship.

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Prayers for the New Year II
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

Siempreviva Ceremony
Siempreviva Ceremony

Inspired by her Lukumí, Taino, and Quaker traditions, Quiara Alegría Hudes takes us through the ceremony celebrating the published script and adaptation of her memoir, My Broken Language, A Theatre Jawn

Cultural Memory from the Margins
Cultural Memory from the Margins

Isabel Gonzalez breathes in religious tradition

Walking You Home
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

Self-Portrait in the Zone of Silence
Self-Portrait in the Zone of Silence

Homero Aridjis, President Emeritus of PEN International, presents seven poems. Poet-translator and Griffin Poetry Prize winner George McWhirter brings Homero Aridjis to English

Prayers for the New Year
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

Theological Education
Between the Times

A project of HTI member school Emory University Candler School of Theology

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Gratitude en conjunto

Thinkers and scholars reflect on the Hispanic Theological Initiative’s positive impact on their academic careers and communities.

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