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Foreword ix

Acknowledgments xii

Introduction xv

1 We Are Not Your Diversity, We Are the Church!: Ecclesiological Reflections from the Marginalized Many 1

2 Decolonizing Practical and Pastoral Theologies 21

3 Ortho-proxy and Orthopraxis: The Ethics of Right Representation 38

4 The Imago Dei in the Vernacular 51

5 Handing on Faith en su propia lengua 61

6 ¡Cuidado! The Church Who Cares and Pastoral Hostility 77

7 Elbows on the Table: The Complex Contexts of lo popular 87

8 Beyond Hospitality: Implications of (Im)migration for Teología y Pastoral de Conjunto 110

9 Justice Crosses the Border: The Preferential Option for the Poor in the United States 120

Notes 153

Index 183