The Latino Christ in Art, Literature, and Liberation Theology

Michael R. Candelaria (Author)

9780826358790

Hardback, published 30 April 2018

272 pages
23.8 x 16.2 x 2.2 cm, 0.515 kg

In this excellent book the author skillfully locates liberation theology within the larger context of Latin culture, and he does so masterfully."" - Harvey Cox, author of The Market as God

This exploration of Iberian, Latin American, and US-Hispanic representations of Christ focuses on outliers in art, literature, and theology: Spanish painter Salvador Dalí, Mexican muralist José Clemente Orozco, Argentine writer Jorge Borges, Spanish existentialist Miguel de Unamuno, Brazilian theologian Leonardo Boff, and Mexican philosopher José Vasconcelos. Their work, and that of others, stands out from the conventional, stretching our imagination by probing the limits of our sensibilities.