Reviews for Problems and prospects of presidential leadership in the nineteen-eighties

The average rating for Problems and prospects of presidential leadership in the nineteen-eighties based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2013-08-22 00:00:00 Peter Fagan Isasi-Díaz is a phenomenal scholar and this is packed with insightful, brilliant methodology that could not have been more expertly executed. She frames the importance of re-situating theology into the hands and minds of grassroots people, particularly Hispanic women within this particular framework. Not only does she argue for that, however, but she demonstrates how it is done with an ethnography of a number of Hispanic women regarding their thoughts on ethics and decision-making. This is well done, and yet I felt that what we were given was lacking? She referenced that each interview lasted at least 2 hours, and yet we only see the answers to three of the questions. I understand the need for restraint and am sure that book benefited from staying so tight, but it also seemed like an opportune moment to hear more directly what these women thought about God and I was surprised that was nowhere to be found. Although I enjoyed reading this quite a bit, particularly the first two-thirds of the book, I lost steam for the final portion and began to feel as though we were going in repetitive circles with some of the ideas and arguments. I'll admit that, at least for my copy, the font was exceptionally small, which made the experience of reading this book feel a bit more arduous and trying and may have influenced my score.

Review # 2 was written on 2013-02-12 00:00:00 C L Butterworth This was a great book! The rudimentary premise is that The*logy is done by all people, not just professionals. It argues that the work of The*logy happens primarily in the lived-experience of people and is therefore shaped by social, cultural, and political realities. The author utilizes ethnographic, qualitative research tools to put for the The*logy of Hispanic Women better known as Mujeristas. She makes the complementary argument that, in contrast to other The*logians of Liberation who view The*logy as a second step of reflection after praxis, Mujerista Liberation The*logy is in and of itself praxis because it denounces and announces oppression and liberation, respectively, in the lives of Latina Women and there religious/social/political/personal lives. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in Hispanic The*logy and Liberation The*logy.