A prophesy freedom Delgado, Teresa creator author. text bibliography Electronic books. sz 2017 monographic eng 1 online resource. This book explores the themes of identity, suffering, and hope in the stories of Puerto Rican people to surface the anthropology, soteriology, and eschatology of a Puerto Rican decolonial theology. Using an interdisciplinary methodology of dialogue between literature and theology, this study reveals the oppression, resistance, and theological vision of the Puerto Rican community. It demonstrates how Puerto Rican literature and Puerto Rican theology are prophetic voices calling out for the liberation of a suffering people, on the island and in the Puerto Rican Diaspora, while employing personal Puerto Rican family/community stories as an authoritative contextual reference point. This work stands within the continuum of contextual theology and diasporic studies of religion in the United States, as well as research in the interdisciplinary field of decolonial and post-colonial studies. Introduction : the Vieques story and the critical task of a Puerto Rican decolonial theology -- The story of Puerto Rican oppression and resistance -- Bridging the Puerto Rican story and Christian doctrine -- The works of Esmerelda Santiago : Puerto Rican identity and Christian anthropology -- The works of Pedro Juan Soto : Puerto Rican suffering and Christian soteriology -- The works of Rosario Ferré : Puerto Rican hope and Christian eschatology -- Conclusion : the best of witnesses among the dry bones. Teresa Delgado. Includes bibliographical references and index. Postcolonial theology Puerto Rico Religion Puerto RicoPuerto Rico Christianity RELIGION / Christian Theology / Systematic BV2848.P8 D454 2017 230 9783319660684 3319660683 https://login.ezproxy.pucpr.edu/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1601770 https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1601770 https://login.ezproxy.pucpr.edu/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1601770 https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1601770 N$T 170925 20220112162259.0 on1004673043 eng