Caminemos Con Jesus: Toward a Hispanic/Latino Theology of Accompaniment 30th Anniversary Edition - by Roberto S Goizueta (Paperback)

About the Book

"A classic work in Latinx theology with a new introduction by the author"--

Book Synopsis

While the growth in both numbers and influence of Hispanics in North American Catholicism and Protestantism has been commented on widely, up until now there has been no systematic attempt to define a Hispanic theology. Roberto Goizueta, a Cuban-American theologian, aware that "Hispanic" and "Latino" can be terms imposed artificially on diverse peoples, finds a common link in the Spanish language and in a shared culture. Central to this culture is the experience of exile, of being a people at the margins of a society, who must find and make their way together. Central also is faith, and its grounding in this experience of being in exile. In delineating the very particular nature and worldview of Hispanic/Latino theology, Caminemos con Jesus challenges both traditional Euro-American theologies and modern Western epistemological assumptions. It examines the implications of this theological method for the Church and the academy, as well as for the future of the Latino community and North American society. Caminemos con Jesus provides lessons in discipleship for non-Hispanics and Hispanics alike, for students of contemporary theology, and all those engaged in pastoral and church-based work.

Review Quotes

"Keenly critical and hopeful'--Modern Theology

"A brilliant and compelling articulation of a Hispanic/Latino theology, Goizueta claims as his starting point the lived reality of a people. He validates the popular Catholicism of U.S. Hispanics as a privileged place of God's revelation, and traces out in practical ways the power of a theology of 'accompañamiento' which is lived within the Hispanic community."--Ana María Pineda, RSM, Catholic Theological Union at Chicago

"Roberto Goizueta gifted the theological world with an immediate classic that decades later continues to speak insightfully and prophetically about what it means to journey as American Catholics through Hispanic eyes. No study of theology will be complete without seriously engaging Caminemos con Jesús."- Hosffman Ospino, PhD, Professor of Theology and Religious Education, Boston College, Clough School of Theology and Ministry. Past President of the Academy of Catholic Hispanic Theologians of the United States.

About the Author

Roberto S. Goizueta, a past president of the Catholic Theological Society of America, is professor of theology at Boston College. He is the author of Christ, Our Companion (Orbis).