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Center for Hispanic Studies Announces Annual Lecture in Hispanic/Latino Theology and Missions
The Center for Hispanic Studies at SA国际传媒, St. Louis, announces its 2006-2007 Annual Lecture in Hispanic/Latino Theology and Missions, to be held Wednesday, March 14, at 10:45 a.m. in the Seminary鈥檚 Clara and Spencer Werner Auditorium. Dr. Hjamil A. Martinez Vazquez, a historian from Puerto Rico who teaches in the department of religion at Texas Christian University, will be the guest speaker. Rev. Steve Morfitt and Melissa Salomon, J.D., who have worked among Hispanics along the United States鈥擬exico border, will respond to Martinez鈥檚 lecture based on their own ministry experiences.
The theme for this year鈥檚 lecture is 鈥淚dentity & Borderlands.鈥� It has been said that Hispanics in the United States are a borderlands community. How does a borderlands social location affect Latino/a identity and others鈥� perceptions of them? What contributions do borderlands peoples bring to church and society? How should our identification with borderlands communities actually shape our identity as humans and people of God?
The lecture is designed to raise awareness and educate the Seminary community and the general public about issues that affect Latino communities and the contributions of Latinos and others to the shape of the church鈥檚 task in such contexts.
For more information, contact the Center for Hispanic Studies at (314) 863-2772, or [email protected].