 Dr.
Orlando O. Espín
Professor
Th.D. (systematic theology and practical theology), the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Contact information
Office: Maher 286, Phone: (619) 260-4049, Fax: (619) 260-2260,
E-mail: espin@sandiego.edu
Research specialties
Popular Catholicism as theological source; U.S. Latino/a theologies and U.S. Latino/a Catholicism; intercultural theology and theologies of culture; theologies of Tradition and of traditioning.
Teaching specialties
Popular Catholicism; U.S. Latino/a theologies and Latino/a Catholicism; Afro-Latin religions; intercultural theology and theologies of culture; Tradition and traditioning.
Selected publications
The Faith of the People: Theological Reflections on Popular Catholicism (Orbis Books, 1997).
From the Heart of Our People: Latino/a Explorations in Catholic Systematic Theology , co-ed. with M. Díaz (Orbis Books, 1999).
Futuring Our Past: Explorations in the Theology of Tradition , co-ed. with G. Macy (Orbis Books, 2006).
Power and Memory: Toward an Intercultural Theology of Tradition (Orbis Books, Forthcoming 2008).
An Introductory Dictionary of Theology and Religious Studies , co-ed. with J. Nockoloff (Liturgical Press, 2007).
Grace and Humanness: Theological Reflections Because of Culture (Orbis Books, 2007).
plus five more books, and over two hundred articles published in U.S., Latin American and European specialized journals.
Honors
In 2007 Prof. Espín received an honorary doctorate in theology from Chicago's Catholic Theological Union. Also in 2007 the American Academy of Religion dedicated a session of its annual convention to study and celebrate Prof. Espín's work.
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