José Martí's Liberative Political Theology

Miguel de la Torre (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

400 Seiten

2021
Vanderbilt University Press (Verlag)
978-0-8265-0168-4 (ISBN)

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Argues that Martí's religious views, which at first glance might appear outdated and irrelevant, are actually critical to understanding his social vision. Miguel De La Torre has authored the most comprehensive text written thus far concerning Martí's religious views and how they impacted his political thought.

JosÉ MartÍ's Liberative Political Theology argues that MartÍ's religious views, which at first glance might appear outdated and irrelevant, are actually critical to understanding his social vision. During a time where the predominate philosophical view was materialistic (Darwin, Marx) MartÍ sought to reconcile social and political trends with the metaphysical, believing that ignoring the spiritual would create a soulless approach toward achieving a liberative society. As such, MartÍ used religious concepts and ideas as a tool that could bring forth a more just social order. In short, this book argues MartÍ could be considered a precursor to what would come to be called, Liberation Theology.Miguel De La Torre has authored the most comprehensive text written thus far concerning MartÍ's religious views and how they impacted his political thought. The few similar texts that exist are written in Spanish; and among those, mainly romanticize MartÍ's spirituality in an attempt of portraying him as a 'Christian believer.' Only a handful provide an academic investigation of MartÍ's theological thought based solely on his writings, and those concentrate on just one aspect of MartÍ's religious influences. JosÉ MartÍ's Liberative Political Theology allows for mutual influence between MartÍ's political and religious views rather than assuming one had precedence over the other.

Miguel A. De La Torre is a professor of social ethics and Latinx studies at ILIFF School of Theology-Denver.

Preface
Notes Concerning Translation
Introduction
Chapter 1:A Catholic Spiritual Foundation
Physical-Metaphysical Divide
First Spiritual Utterances
MartÍ's Religiosity
Catholicism
Catholic Influences
Bishop Espada and Father AgustÍn Caballero
Fathers Varela and de la Luz
La Santa Biblia
Chapter 2:Apostle to a New Religion
A Positivist Age
La Nueva ReligiÓn
La Nueva Iglesia
Protestantism
Krausismo
Masonic Influences
Chapter 3: Pluralist Spiritual Foundation
Spiritualism
Unitarianism and Transcendentalism
Eastern Traditions
African Traditions
Indigenous Traditions
Judaism
Liberative Christian Humanism
Chapter 4: Precursor to Liberation Theology
Liberation Theology
Liberative Message of Love
Violence
Establishing Justice
Solidarity with the Oppressed
Praxis
Raising Consciousness
Chapter 5: Theological Assumptions
God
Humans
Jesucristo
Aesthetics
Sin
Suffering and Martyrdom
Notes
Bibliography
Index

Erscheinungsdatum	07.06.2021
Verlagsort	Tennessee
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 228 mm
Gewicht	333 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Metaphysik / Ontologie
ISBN-10	0-8265-0168-0 / 0826501680
ISBN-13	978-0-8265-0168-4 / 9780826501684
Zustand	Neuware