The Latino Christ in Art, Literature, and Liberation Theology (Querencias Series)

Synopsis

This Exploration Of Iberian, Latin American, And Us-hispanic Representations Of Christ Focuses On Outliers In Art, Literature, And Theology: Spanish Painter Salvador Dali, Mexican Muralist Jose Clemente Orozco, Argentine Writer Jorge Borges, Spanish Existentialist Miguel De Unamuno, Brazilian Theologian Leonardo Boff, And Mexican Philosopher Jose Vasconcelos. Their Work, And That Of Others, Stands Out From The Conventional, Stretching Our Imagination By Probing The Limits Of Our Sensibilities. Salvador Dalí: Nuclear Mystical Christ -- Fray Angélico Chávez: The Virgin Of Port Lligat -- José Clemente Orozco: Christ Prometheus -- Miguel De Unamuno: The Quixotic Christ -- Jorge Luis Borges: The Fictional Christ -- Richard Rojas: The Invisible Christ -- Liberation Theology: Christ The Liberator -- The Mestizo Christ -- Coda. Michael R. Candelaria. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 221-228) And Index.