Santo: Varieties of Latino/a Spirituality

by Edwin David Aponte

An overview of Latino/a spiritualities today--Protestant, Catholic, Pentecostal, and non-Christian and the challenges they bring to Christian theology and ministry.

Given the context of increasing religious pluralism and a burgeoning interest in religions, religiosity, and spirituality within the United States and the knowledge that by the mid-twenty-first century an estimated 100 million Americans will claim Latin origin, an understanding of the varieties of Latino/a spirituality becomes essential.

This book focuses on the ways in which Latinos and Latinas participate in the pursuit and practice of the spiritual or holy santo as part of their lived religion. In seven chapters, Aponte explores various understandings of santo and its participation in daily life, rites of passage, and worship.

193 pages, Paperback

First published March 22, 2012

Reviews

[Joshua Booher · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was a slog for me. Though I understand the expansion of the concept of Spirituality used (including non-Christian), this was read for a Christian Latino/a Competency Course. In addition, I struggled with seeing the differing emphases of practices used by both the Latino/a culture and "dominant culture".

[Mills College Library]

200.8968 A644 2012