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Rajeev and the Rev. Dr. Miguel De La Torre converse about belonging, sexism, racism, pluralism, immigration, internal integrations and synthesis, violence, hope and hopelessness, the climate of Trump’s America and more in this packed episode that is right on time! Rajeev and Miguel close out the conversation with Over/Under that leads to more gems of insight and personal story.
Conversation with Rev. Dr. Miguel De La Torre (01:55)
Over/Under Segment (50:11)
MORE ON REV. DR. MIGUEL DE LA TORRE
Rev. Dr. Miguel A. De La Torre, Professor of Social Ethics and Latinx Studies at the Iliff School of Theology in Denver, Colorado. He has served as the elected 2012 President of the Society of Christian Ethics and served as the Executive Officer for the Society of Race, Ethnicity and Religion (2012-17). Dr. De La Torre is a recognized international Fulbright scholar who has taught courses at the Cuernavaca Center for Intercultural Dialogue on Development (Mexico), Indonesian Consortium for Religious Studies (Indonesia), University of Johannesburg (South Africa), Johannes Gutenberg University (Germany). Additionally, he has lectured at Universidad Bíblica Latinoamericana (Costa Rica), The Association for Theological Education in South East Asia (Thailand) and the Council of World Mission (Mexico and Taiwan).
Advocating for an ethics of place, De La Torre has taken students on immersion classes to Cuba and the Mexico/U.S. border to walk the migrant trails. Among multiple yearly speaking engagements, he has also been a week-long speaker at the Chautauqua Institute, and the plenary address at the Parliament of World Religions De La Torre has received several national book awards and is a frequent speaker at national and international scholarly religious events and meetings. He also speaks at churches and nonprofit organizations on topics concerning the intersection of race, class, gender, and sexuality with religion.
Stay up to date on De La Torre’s work by checking out his website: DrMiguelDeLaTorre.com
RELEVANT LINKS
From Our Conversation with Rev. Dr. Miguel De La Torre
Sublime - Santeria (Official Video) Elegua, African Trickster Burying White Privilege: Resurrecting a Badass Christianity by Miguel A. De La Torre (Book - Amazon Affiliate Link) The Spirit of Hope: Theology for a World in Peril by Jürgen Moltmann (Book - Amazon Affiliate Link) The Trial of God by Elie Wiesel (Book - Amazon Affiliate Link)From Our Over/Under Segment
Muhammad Ali ¡Coño! (But With A Swing) by La Cocodrila (De La Torre’s Wife’s Jazz Album)SUPPORT THE SHOW
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