"A polemic against white Christian nationalism in twenty-first century America"--
De la Torre Volgorde van de boeken (chronologisch)
Deze auteur duikt in de ethische dimensies van hedendaags Amerikaans denken en onderzoekt hoe religie zich kruist met en impact heeft op onderdrukking op basis van ras, klasse en geslacht. Zijn academische werk past een sociaalwetenschappelijke lens toe op de Latino/a-religiositeit in de Verenigde Staten, evenals op bevrijdingstheologieën in Latijns-Amerika. Via deze interdisciplinaire benadering onderzoekt hij kritisch de complexe wisselwerking tussen geloof, sociale structuren en ongelijkheid. Zijn schrijven biedt diepgaande inzichten in de huidige sociale en theologische stromingen.
How curiously different is this white God from the one preached by Jesus, who understood faithfulness through our treatment of the hungry, thirsty, naked, alien, incarcerated, and infirm. This white God of empire suits global conquerors who benefit from stolen resources and the labor of those deemed inferior; however, such a deity can never represent the God of the conquered. Echoing James Cone's assertion that white Christianity is a satanic heresy, Miguel De La Torre argues that whiteness has corrupted Jesus' message. He critiques how white American Christians have allied with oppressors, subjugating the "least of these"—those marginalized by race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status. He highlights the overwhelming support for an antichrist president, who has exposed the deep-seated bigotry in American society. In this follow-up to Burying White Privilege, De La Torre outlines the need to decolonize Christianity and reclaim its revolutionary essence. He rejects timid white liberalism as mere complicity and, drawing from the parable of the sheep and the goats in Matthew, calls for unapologetic solidarity with the sheep and a firm rejection of the idolatrous Christianity of whiteness.