Complicated Grief in Extraordinary Times
Rev. Dr. Loida Martell and psychologist Rev. Dr. Yvonne Martínez Thorne discuss coping strategies and how caring for the whole matters
Faith, Justice, and Immigration
Rev. Miluska Aquije touches base with her mentors Rev. Maritza Crespo and Rev. Dr. Orlando Crespo
Prof. Felipe Agredano talks to California-based medical professionals Prof. Dr. Lenny Lopez, Dr. Maricela M. Luján Maffey, and Hon. Dr. Sandra Salazar
Our Lady of Lactation
Dr. Neomi De Anda and artist Alicia Sosa-Provencio discuss La Virgen de Guadalupe and the divine power of breastfeeding
Brown in Red Orange County
Dr. João Chaves talks to Dr. Jonathan Calvillo about his research on faith and ethnicity in Santa Ana, a Mexican-majority city in one of California’s most conservative counties
Predicadores
Dr. João Chaves and Rev. Dr. Tito Madrazo discuss his latest book on Hispanic preaching and immigrant identity
Race, Religion, and The Republic
Felipe Agredano talks to Rev. Evang Freda Morrison, Dr. Andrea Johnson, and Dina Cervantes about the intersections
‘I Am Not Your Virus’: COVID-19 and Creation Care
Rev. Dr. Loida Martell and Alex Zareth break down emergent diseases and the viral nature of racism in a globalized world
Cuban Literature in the Age of Black Insurrection
Dr. Elías Ortega-Aponte and Dr. Matthew Pettway discuss his debut book on how two 19th-century Cuban writers envisioned emancipation through the lens of African spirituality
Apostles of Change
Jorge Juan Rodríguez V and Dr. Felipe Hinojosa discuss his new book on Latino radical politics, church occupations, and the fight to save the barrio
Prosperity Gospel
Dr. João Chaves and Rev. Dr. Tony Lin discuss his recent book on Pentecostalism, Latinos, and the glitter of the American Dream
Revelation in Aztlán
Dr. Jacqueline Hidalgo and Dr. Néstor Medina discuss scriptures, utopias, and the Chicano Movement
Theological Imagination in Education
César ‘CJ’ Baldelomar, LL.M., J.D. and his mentor Dr. Hosffman Ospino survey possibilities
Post-Election Roundup
Dr. Jonathan Calvillo and Dr. Erica Ramírez revisit their Latinx voter predictions
UNO…and counting!
Celebrate HTI Open Plaza’s first anniversary with our top 12 picks of the year
Karma Chameleon- Parts I and II
Dr. Jacqueline Hidalgo, Dr. Elías Ortega-Aponte, and Dr. Santiago Slabodksy examine facets of academia through the autofictions of Jessica Krug
American Blindspot
Dr. Rodrigo Serrão and Dr. Gerardo Martí discuss his recent book on race, class, religion, and the Trump Presidency
‘Infinite Hope:’ Theological School Leaders Respond to Racial Injustice
Dr. Luis Rivera and Dr. Frank Yamada discuss solidarity statements unprecedented in the world of U.S. theological education
The Evangelical Latinx Voter and the Complexity of Collective Identity
Dr. Jonathan Calvillo and Dr. Erica Ramírez unmask the ‘sleeping giant’
Answering the Call
Stephen R. DiTrolio Coakley and Rev. Dr. Loida Martell tune into questions of vocation