Ep. 120 - Rev. Dr. Miguel A. De La Torre ”Decolonizing Christianity: Becoming Badass Believers”

The Deconstructionists

John Williamson

Religion, Religion & Spirituality

4.4 • 823 Ratings

🗓️ 21 April 2021

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Guest Info/Bio:This week I welcome the Rev. Dr. Miguel A. De La Torre! He is a professor, author, scholar, and activist who is currently Professor of Social Ethics and Latinx Studies at the Iliff School of Theology in Denver, Colorado. He has served as the elected 2012 President of the Society of Christian Ethics and served as the Executive Officer for the Society of Race, Ethnicity and Religion (2012-2017). In 2020 the American Academy of Religion bestowed upon him the Excellence in Teaching Award. Dr. De La Torre is a recognized international Fullbright Scholar who has taught courses all over the world. Guest (Select) Publications: Reading the Bible from the Margins; Trails of Hope and Terror: Testimonies on Immigration; Liberation Theologies for Arm Chair Theologians; The Politics of Jesus: Toward a Hispanic Political Theology; The Immigration Crisis: Toward an Ethics of Place; Burying White Privilege: Resurrecting A Badass Christianity; and Decolonizing Christianity: Becoming Badass Believers. Guest Links:www.drmigueldelatorre.com Twitter: @DrDeLaTorre Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/miguel.delatorre.1238Special guest music on this episode provide by: Sam Burchfield Musical Guest/Music Links:www.samburchfield.com Twitter:@samburchfield Facebook: @samburchfieldmusic Instagram: @samburchfield Enjoy the music?Songs heard on this episode were “Waking Up, Hold My Hand, & Graveyard Flower” from the album, Graveyard Flower & the brand new single, “Sands of Old Cities.” You can find Sam’s music on iTunes, Apple Music, Spotify, YouTube, or anywhere good music is found!This episode of the Deconstructionists Podcast was edited by John Williamson and mixed and produced by Nicholas Rowe at National Audio Preservation Society: A full service recording studio and creative habitat, located in Heath, Ohio. Find them on Facebook and Twitter or visit their website for more information: www.nationalaudiopreservationsociety.weebly.com Stay on top of all of the latest at www.thedeconstructionists.com Go there to check out our blog, snag a t-shirt, or follow us on social mediaJoin our Patreon family here: www.patreon.com/deconstructionists Website by Ryan BattlesAll photos by Jared HevronLogos designed by Joseph Ernst & Stephen PfluigT-shirt designs by Joseph Ernst, Chad Flannigan, Colin Rigsby, and Jason Turner. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-deconstructionists/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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0:00.0	So as an immigrant, as a refugee, as someone who was for decades considered an undocumented immigrant, what racist likes to call an illegal immigrant.
0:13.8	One of the things I constantly heard is I need to pull myself up by bootstraps.
0:19.9	Oh, I should go back to wherever I came from.
0:23.0	But here's the thing.
0:25.1	Because of gunboat diplomacy,
0:28.4	because of the establishment of Banana Republics
0:32.2	by which to profit U.S. corporations,
0:36.1	in the last century,
0:39.3	every country along the Caribbean,
0:42.0	including my own country,
0:44.1	was invaded,
0:45.7	that Marines boots on the ground,
0:48.7	at least 21 times
0:51.9	for the express purpose
0:53.6	of overthrowing the political structures so you could implement
0:59.7	structures that were beneficial and compatible with U.S. business interests. And that doesn't include the 26 times that the CIA was involved in overthrowing governments.
1:18.8	So that's 27, I'm sorry, that's 47 regime changes during the last century.
1:26.5	That's once every two years.
1:28.6	So when you asked me, why did I come to this country?
1:32.5	I didn't come looking for freedom and I didn't come looking for the American dream.
1:37.4	I literally came following everything that was stolen from my own country.
1:43.9	So the issue really is not that... everything that was stolen from my own country.
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