Faculty
Benjamin Valentin
Professor of Theology and Culture, and Director of the Orlando Costas Lectureship in Latino/a Theology
B.A., College of New Rochelle
M.T.S., Harvard Divinity School
Ph.D., Drew University
Phone: Ext. 2356
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Biography:
Benjamin Valentin’s teaching and research interests are in contemporary theology and culture, constructive theology, liberation theology, and U.S. Hispanic/Latino(a) theology. In general, his focus is on leading people to explore the possibility of a theological outlook that can be responsive to new occasions, challenges, and duties in our late modern era.
He is the author of the award winning Mapping Public Theology: Beyond Culture, Identity, and Difference; editor of New Horizons in Hispanic/Latino(a) Theology; and the forthcoming In Our Own Voices: Latino/a Renditions of Theology; and co-editor of The Ties That Bind: African American and Hispanic American/Latino(a) Theologies in Dialogue and Creating Ourselves: African Americans and Hispanic Americans On Popular Culture and Religious Expression. Benjamin joined the Andover Newton faculty in 2000.
Courses:
INTE 702S: “So That You May Know The Truth”: The Vocation of Theological Research and Writing
THEO 611 (02)F: Systematic Theology I
THEO 614 (02)S: Systematic Theology II
THEO 738S: The Flesh Made Word/Discourse: A Survey of Christology
THEO/JUST 772F: Faith and Justice: Liberation Theologies in the United States
Publications:
The Ties That Bind
Hispanic/Latino(a) Theology
Creating Ourselves
In Our Own Voices
On Mestizaje
Nuevos Odres Para El Vino
Going Public
Mapping Public Theology
