Via Zoom, this event is presented by the Lumen Christi Institute.

A webinar lecture with Dr. Hosffman Ospino (Boston College)

The first in Lumen Christi’s weekly Hispanic Theology Series featuring Hosffman Ospino (Boston College).

Join Tuesdays this Spring as the Lumen Christi Institute presents some of the top Latino/a scholars in the United States for an introduction to Hispanic Theology.

No preparation is necessary and participants can attend according to their availability.

Language matters, and it matters much when sharing the best of our faith convictions with one another. Without language there is no communication, understanding or community. Sharing faith in the United States of America in an increasingly Hispanic church demands that we take questions associated with language seriously. Nearly fifteen million Catholics in the U.S. are Spanish-speaking immigrants. Many are raising their children “in Spanish.” Even though the vast majority of Hispanics are U.S. born and English-speaking, Spanish constantly shapes their cultural and religious imagination. In this presentation, we will reflect on the intersectionality of language, culture and religious identity among U.S. Hispanic Catholics at the time of sharing the faith and reflect theologically. To teach Catholic doctrine “en español,” literally or metaphorically, is an invitation to embrace the many creative ways in which God calls us to be church in the twenty-first century.

This series is cosponsored by the Nova Forum, The Academy of Catholic Hispanic Theologians of the US (ACHTUS) , La Comunidad of Hispanic Scholars of Religion, Corazón Puro, the Collegium Institute, Calvert House, the Saint Benedict Institute, the Hank Center, Dominican University Ministry Program, and America Media.