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Cultural Memory from the Margins
blog Open Plaza 1/22/25 blog Open Plaza 1/22/25

Cultural Memory from the Margins

Isabel Gonzalez breathes in religious tradition

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Inclusivity and Institutional Change in Education
podcast, OPTalks, TEBT, Books Open Plaza 12/11/24 podcast, OPTalks, TEBT, Books Open Plaza 12/11/24

Inclusivity and Institutional Change in Education

Dr. Ish Ruiz and Dr. Colleen Mary Mallon, a Dominican Sister, discuss her latest book, which examines the intersection of theology, education, and social justice, with a specific focus on race and LGBTQ+ inclusion

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Embodying the Fruits of the Mind
podcast, OPTalks Open Plaza 10/23/24 podcast, OPTalks Open Plaza 10/23/24

Embodying the Fruits of the Mind

Rev. Dr. Joanne Rodríguez talks with Dr. Teresa Delgado about the communal value of acompañamiento while straddling the demands of academia into the challenges of the wider world

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Mujerista Theology’s Divine Resistance
podcast, OPTalks Open Plaza 9/11/24 podcast, OPTalks Open Plaza 9/11/24

Mujerista Theology’s Divine Resistance

Scholars Amanda Bolaños and Amirah Orozco discuss mujerista theology, pneumatological ecclesiology and lo cotidiano

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Insurrectionist Wisdoms
podcast, OPTalks, Books, SpiritNations, 2023 Book Prize Open Plaza 9/4/24 podcast, OPTalks, Books, SpiritNations, 2023 Book Prize Open Plaza 9/4/24

Insurrectionist Wisdoms

Dr. Neomi De Anda talks to 2023 HTI Book Prize winner Dr. Marlene M. Ferreras, whose work looks toward a North American indigenized pastoral theology

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Toward a North American Indigenized Pastoral Theology
blog, Books, SpiritNations, 2023 Book Prize Open Plaza 9/4/24 blog, Books, SpiritNations, 2023 Book Prize Open Plaza 9/4/24

Toward a North American Indigenized Pastoral Theology

Dr. Marlene Mayra Ferreras presents an adaptation of her 2023 HTI Book Prize lecture

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Sor Juana Inés de La Cruz
podcast, OPTalks Open Plaza 6/12/24 podcast, OPTalks Open Plaza 6/12/24

Sor Juana Inés de La Cruz

Theologians Dr. Theresa L. Torres and Dr. Theresa A. Yugar discuss Latinx women's leadership in the context of the 17th-century Mexican protofeminist and ecofeminist

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Nuestro Llanto
podcast, OPTalks Open Plaza 6/5/24 podcast, OPTalks Open Plaza 6/5/24

Nuestro Llanto

Dr. Felipe Hinojosa talks to Felipe E. Agredano and Daniel Ballon-Garst about the queer Apostolic history that dates back to the early 1900s

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A Pregnant 2024
blog Open Plaza 3/11/24 blog Open Plaza 3/11/24

A Pregnant 2024

Rev. Dr. Doris Garcia-Rivera on the crossing waters of death and life

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Empowering Latina Leaders at HTI
podcast, OPTalks Open Plaza 2/19/24 podcast, OPTalks Open Plaza 2/19/24

Empowering Latina Leaders at HTI

HTI Executive Director Rev. Joanne Rodriguez speaks with Dr. Ahida (Calderón) Pilarski and Dr. Maria Carrión about the Latinas in Leadership Program

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Notes from El Mundo
blog, Poetry Open Plaza 1/22/24 blog, Poetry Open Plaza 1/22/24

Notes from El Mundo

César L. de León presents ten poems

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Return to Rancho La Ceja
blog Open Plaza 12/15/23 blog Open Plaza 12/15/23

Return to Rancho La Ceja

Journalist Macarena Hernández on the wings of one family, two homelands

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Cultivation of Life
blog Open Plaza 11/27/23 blog Open Plaza 11/27/23

Cultivation of Life

Artist Paolo Piscitelli on sustainable spiritual trajectories

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GOOD DOCS
blog, Compilation, video, CO-VIDA 19, AfroSpiritus, SpiritNations Open Plaza 10/2/23 blog, Compilation, video, CO-VIDA 19, AfroSpiritus, SpiritNations Open Plaza 10/2/23

GOOD DOCS

Selections from the award-winning collection of documentaries that do good in the world

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Self-Made
podcast, OPTalks, Books Open Plaza 9/19/23 podcast, OPTalks, Books Open Plaza 9/19/23

Self-Made

Rev. Dr. Tony Lin talks to Dr. Nely Galán about her book and podcast series on becoming empowered, self-reliant, and rich in every way

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Pinta el mapa de la trayectoria de tu vida
Books, español, blog Open Plaza 9/19/23 Books, español, blog Open Plaza 9/19/23

Pinta el mapa de la trayectoria de tu vida

La Dra. Nely Galán presenta un extracto de su libro inspirador ¡Adelante!

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Becoming Empowered, Self-Reliant, and Rich in Every Way
Books, blog Open Plaza 9/19/23 Books, blog Open Plaza 9/19/23

Becoming Empowered, Self-Reliant, and Rich in Every Way

Dr. Nely Galán presents excerpts from Self-Made

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Pura vida: La voz de Queen Nzinga
AfroSpiritus, blog, español, In Memoriam Open Plaza 8/30/23 AfroSpiritus, blog, español, In Memoriam Open Plaza 8/30/23

Pura vida: La voz de Queen Nzinga

La poeta y ensayista costarricense-panameña Dlia McDonald Woolery celebra la literatura afro escrita por mujeres

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Forget-Me-Not: Mati in memoriam
blog, In Memoriam, AfroSpiritus, 2023 Highlights Open Plaza 8/21/23 blog, In Memoriam, AfroSpiritus, 2023 Highlights Open Plaza 8/21/23

Forget-Me-Not: Mati in memoriam

The Hispanic Theological Initiative commemorates theological social ethicist Dr. Matilde Kathleen Moros

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Hummings from the Desert / Tarareos desde el desierto
blog, español, Books, Poetry Open Plaza 7/3/23 blog, español, Books, Poetry Open Plaza 7/3/23

Hummings from the Desert / Tarareos desde el desierto

Alma L. Cárdenas-Rodríguez presents bilingual poems inspired by adversity, nature, and the Book of Habakkuk
Alma L. Cárdenas-Rodríguez presenta poemas bilingües inspirados en la adversidad, la naturaleza y el Libro de Habacuc

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