Tirres, Christopher D.

The aesthetics and ethics of faith : a dialogue between liberationist and pragmatic thought / Christopher D. Tirres. - xi, 223 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. - Introduction - "American" faith in a new key -- Viernes Santo: where the shock of the immediate meets new life -- "Liberation" in the latino/a Americas: retrospect and prospect -- Pragmatism and latino/a religious experience -- Integrating experience and epistemology: Ivone Gebara's pragmatic ecofeminism -- The social dimensions of faith: expanding John Dewey's sense of community -- Embodied faith-in-action: religious ritual as reconstructive education -- Conclusion - transforming faith. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-212) and index.

9780199352531 (cloth : alk. paper)

2013030334


Liberation theology.
Pragmatism.

230.0464