Predicadores
Dr. João Chaves and Rev. Dr. Tito Madrazo discuss his latest book on Hispanic preaching and immigrant identity
Wading in the River
Dr. Harold J. Recinos captures the daily struggles of the marginalized in a poetry collection flowing with clarity, agency, and wonder
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
Academentia
Dr. Xochitl Alvizo reclaims her intellectual faculties from academia through HTI
¡Red Alert!
Dr. Neomi De Anda claims red lipstick as a Latina expression of resistance and empowerment
Learning Jesus
Ana DelCorazón sermonizes on the practice of being open to Holy Spirit
En sintonía/Tuned In…
Nuestras selecciones de Radio Ambulante, el podcast pionero en español de NPR que cuenta crónicas latinoamericanas
Our selections from Radio Ambulante, NPR's pioneering Spanish-language podcast that tells uniquely Latin American stories
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
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