Insurrectionist Wisdoms: Toward a North American Indigenized Pastoral Theology (2022)

Ferreras, Marlene Mayra. Insurrectionist Wisdoms: Toward a North American Indigenized Pastoral Theology. Rowman & Littlefield, 2022. 188 pp.

”Through practical theological and anthro/gynopological methods, Insurrectionist Wisdoms: Toward a North American Indigenized Pastoral Theology offers an analysis of the situation of working-class Maya mexicanas living in Yucatán, México, working on the assembly line of a multinational corporation. Relying on in-depth, firsthand interviews, Marlene M. Ferreras brings to light the exploitation of women of color by large, multimillion-dollar corporations and delves into the ways these women can, and do, fight back. Drawing on a decolonial approach to pastoral theology and feminism, Ferreras proposes Lxs Hijxs de Maíz as an image for pastoral care and counseling.”

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”La Sierra University Theologian Wins National Hispanic Book Prize

Marlene Ferreras seeks to re-shape pastoral care to marginalized people.”

”On November 18, 2023, the book won the Hispanic Theological Initiative Prize during the annual meeting of the American Academy of Religion and Society of Biblical Literature (AAR/SBL).”
https://adventistreview.org/news/la-sierra-university-theologian-wins-national-hispanic-book-prize/

Marlene Ferreras, practical theology professor at La Sierra University, poses with her book, Insurrectionist Wisdoms: Toward a North American Indigenized Pastoral Theology. [Photo: La Sierra University]