Insurrectionist Wisdoms

Marlene M. Ferreras is assistant professor of practical theology at the HMS Richards Divinity School at La Sierra University.

• ContentsChapter 1: ¿Y qué crece en tu pueblo? / What Grows in Your Town?Chapter 2: From Milpa to Maquila, Mamá to MachineChapter 3: Primeramente Madre: The Life-Bearing GospelChapter 4: La Ciencia de la Lucha: ¡Sí se puede! / The Science of the Struggle: Yes, We Can!Chapter 5: Ma’alob / Goodbye and Hello

Ensconced in our Western traditions, many of us, Ferreras contends, have much to learn about the resiliency, courage, vulnerability, and practical wisdom of Indigenous women living under the hegemony of neoliberal capitalism. In this important book, Ferreras’s empathic sensitivity and wide scholarship brings to life the lives of Indigenous women, as well as fresh insights for pastoral, practical, and political theologians.