Latinxs, the Bible, and Migration

by Efraín Agosto (Editor), Jacqueline M. Hidalgo (Editor)

Overview

This book examines the conjunction between migration and biblical texts with a focus on Latinx histories and experiences. Essays reflect upon Latinxs, the Bible, and migration in different ways: some consider how the Bible is used in the midst of, or in response to, Latinx experiences and histories of migration; some use Latinx histories and experiences of migration to examine Biblical texts in both First and Second Testaments; some consider the “Bible” as a phenomenological set of texts that respond to and/or compel migration. Cultural, literary, and postcolonial theories inform the analysis, as does the exploration of how migrant groups themselves scripturalize their biblical and cultural texts.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783319966953
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan
Publication date:	10/27/2018
Series:	The Bible and Cultural Studies
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Efraín Agosto is Professor of New Testament Studies at New York Theological Seminary. Previously, he served on the faculty of Hartford Seminary, and directed the Programa de Ministerios Hispanos there. He is the author of Servant Leadership: Jesus and Paul (2005) and Corintios, a Spanish-language commentary of 1-2 Corinthians (2008).

 Jacqueline M. Hidalgo is Associate Professor of Latina/o Studies and Religion at Williams College. The author of Revelation in Aztlán: Scriptures, Utopias, and the Chicano Movement (2016), her research examines the power of scriptural imaginaries, narratives, and material cultures in shaping relations of race and gender in the American West.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction: Reading the Bible and Latinx Migrations/the Bible as Text(s) of Migration.- 2. The Bible as Homing Device Among Cubans at Claremont's Calvary Chapel.- 3. Gendering (Im)migration in the Pentateuch’s Legal Codes: A Reading from a Latina Perspective.- 4. Channeling the Biblical Exile as an Art Task for Central American Refugee Children on the Texas-Mexico Border.- 5. “Out of Egypt I Called My Son”: Migration as a Male Activity in the New Testament Gospels.- 6. The Flight to Egypt: Toward a Protestant Mariology in Migration.- 7. Whence Migration? Babel, Pentecost, and Biblical Imagination .- 8.  Islands, Borders and Migration: Reading Paul in Light of the Crisis in Puerto Rico.- 9.  Border Crossing into the Promised Land: The Eschatological Migration of God’s People in Revelation 2:1–3:22 .- 10.  Reading (Our)Selves in Migration: A Response.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

“They have come from Latin America and the Caribbean fleeing drug violence, poverty, political unrest, natural disasters, or in hope of providing a better future for their children. With crushing immigration crises at our border and in our neighborhoods, Christians must turn to Scripture to discern their responsibilities and articulate their voice. We need creative, bold, exploratory theological reflection desde y con nuestra comunidad. This volume offers that. Read, learn, argue, be stretched… get involved!.” (M. Daniel Carroll R. (Rodas), Wheaton College, USA)

“Agosto and Hidalgo have compiled an excellent collection of essays on the intersection of biblical interpretation and migration. With a focus on reading the Bible with and about migrants, the volume introduces fresh topics pertaining to gender violence, masculinity, children concerns, and food and environmental issues. Latinxs, the Bible, and Migration is essential reading across a variety of (inter) disciplines, and a timely volume that encourages readers to think more deeply and broadly about migration.” (Lozada Jr., Brite Divinity School, USA)

Editorial Reviews

This is an excellent and accessible read, and a necessary contribution to the library of every student of biblical studies and Latinx cultural studies.” (David Luckey, Reading Religion, readingreligion.org, March 19, 2021)

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