Overview
- Examines the intersection of migration and blibical texts, as informed by Latinx history and experience
- Brings new voices to the field of interpretation and migration
- Explores how Latinx history can provide insights into the Bible and other ancient texts
Part of the book series: The Bible and Cultural Studies (TBACS)
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
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.
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)
“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)
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
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.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Latinxs, the Bible, and Migration
Editors: Efraín Agosto, Jacqueline M. Hidalgo
Series Title: The Bible and Cultural Studies
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-96695-3
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-96694-6Published: 07 November 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-40484-0Published: 20 February 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-96695-3Published: 27 October 2018
Series ISSN: 2945-6215
Series E-ISSN: 2945-6223
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 209
Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations
Topics: Biblical Studies, Latino Culture, Latin American Culture