Introduction. "American" faith in a new key -- Viernes Santo: where the shock of the immediate meets new life -- "Liberation" in the Latino/a Americas: retrospect and prospect -- Pragmatism and Latino/a religious experience -- Integrating experience and epistemology: Ivone Gebara's pragmatic ecofeminism -- The social dimensions of faith: expanding John Dewey's sense of community -- Embodied faith-in-action: religious ritual as reconstructive education -- Conclusion. Transforming faith
Summary
This work presents a sustained discussion of the connections between two quintessentially American traditions: liberation theology and pragmatism. It explores the dynamic relationship between the aesthetic and ethical dimensions of faith practice, with a focus on the liberating potential of religious ritual
