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Latina/o Religion, Culture, and Society Unit and Religions in the Latina/o Americas Unit
Call for Proposals
‘Protesting Poverty’: Exploring the Legacy of Progressive Brazilian Christianity
In this co-sponsored session, the Latina/o Religion, Culture, and Society and the Religion in the Americas program units invite proposals that explore the sociopolitical relevance of Brazilian Protestantism by engaging Protesting Poverty: Protestants, Social Ethics, and the Poor in Brazil by Raimundo Barreto (Baylor Press, 2022). In this watershed publication, Barreto contends that “progressive Evangélicx Christianity, a branch of Brazilian Christianity that combines charismatic spirituality and sociopolitical progressive action, offers valuable sources for Christian social ethics in contemporary Brazil” (publisher’s description). This session welcomes proposals that consider the implications of Protesting Poverty for our understanding of Latinx and Latin American religions. We seek submissions that explore the transnational dimensions and material implications of a progressive Brazilian Protestant social ethic. Panelists should seek to highlight how religious communities develop and deploy liberative practices, strategies or theories to contest global systems of exploitation.
Sponsors
Chairs
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Jessica Delgado, Ohio State University1/1/2023 - 12/31/2028
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Ángel Gallardo, Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary1/1/2023 - 12/31/2028
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Lauren Frances Guerra, Loyola Marymount University1/1/2023 - 12/31/2028
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Daisy Vargas, University of Arizona1/1/2023 - 12/31/2028
Steering Committee Members
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Wendy Arce, University of San Francisco1/1/2023 - 12/31/2028
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Lloyd Barba, Amherst College1/1/2023 - 12/31/2028
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Matthew Casey-Pariseault, Arizona State University1/1/2023 - 12/31/2028
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Justin Doran, Middlebury College1/1/2023 - 12/31/2028
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Alejandro Escalante, University of North Carolina1/1/2023 - 12/31/2028
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Francisco Garcia, Vanderbilt University1/1/2023 - 12/31/2028
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Yara Gonzalez-Justiniano, Vanderbilt University1/1/2023 - 12/31/2028
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Jennifer Scheper Hughes, University of California, Riverside1/1/2023 - 12/31/2028
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Harold Morales, Morgan State University1/1/2023 - 12/31/2028
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Elaine Nogueira-Godsey, Methodist Theological School in Ohio1/1/2023 - 12/31/2028
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Chris Tirres, DePaul University1/1/2023 - 12/31/2028
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Cecilia Titizano, Graduate Theological Union1/1/2023 - 12/31/2028
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Grace Vargas, Texas Christian University1/1/2023 - 12/31/2028