that’s what you get
Sheila Maldonado presents excerpts from her new collection of poetry
The Weight of His Words
Tyler Davis reflects on James Cone’s encounter with Latin American Liberation Theology
Against Anti-Intellectualism
César “CJ” Baldelomar calls for reconsidering the purpose of education in the wake of insurrection at the US Capitol
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
OPMMXXI: Divine Playlist 2021
Usher in the new year with divinely inspired music selections by Open Plaza Contributors
Revelation in Aztlán
Dr. Jacqueline Hidalgo and Dr. Néstor Medina discuss scriptures, utopias, and the Chicano Movement
¡Por fin!
Elaine Penagos finally lights her San Lázaro candle and says adiós to 2020
Reconsiderando el ‘chisme,’ construyendo un diálogo más inclusivo
La Dra. Neomi De Anda le escribe al Papa
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
Karma Chameleon- Part II
Dr. Jacqueline Hidalgo, Dr. Elías Ortega-Aponte, and Dr. Santiago Slabodksy discuss Jessica Krug, academia, gender, and the desire for Otherness
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
Evangelizando ‘a tiempo y a destiempo’
El Rev. P. Francisco J. de la Rosa refleja sobre su experiencia pastoral en tiempo de pandemia, de la República Dominicana a los Estados Unidos
Karma Chameleon- Part I
Dr. Jacqueline Hidalgo, Dr. Elías Ortega-Aponte, and Dr. Santiago Slabodksy discuss Jessica Krug, entanglements of Jewishness and Blackness with Latinidades in academia