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Thesis/Dissertation Information
- Degree Disciplines:
- Theology
Notes
- Abstract:
- Part of the daily struggles for many in the Latino community revolves around the issue of deportation. This in turn has become an important pastoral concern of ecclesial ministers in the Hispanic community. As a teacher of the Southeast Pastoral Institute’s Escuelas de Ministerios, I have experienced the pain and sorrow of families who have been separated by deportation and I have seen the suffering of undocumented immigrants who live with the constant fear of deportation. The ministerial concern addressed in this Thesis-Project is the following: Is the Southeast Pastoral Institute, adequately responding to the real needs of pastoral agents in their ministry to Hispanics who are often faced with the effects of deportation? My intuition was that it was not, and that theologies of reconciliation could be helpful in the formation of pastoral agents who minister in communities that have been wounded by the deportation of many of their members. The students who attend the Escuelas de Ministerios are mainly pastoral agents who minister to communities that are vulnerable to the effects of deportations. As a result, I realized that there was a need for a renewed praxis in the Escuelas de Ministerios that provided an adequate formation to Hispanic pastoral agents who minister to undocumented people. In the thesis-project I followed the U.S Hispanic/Latino Practical Theology methodology of “See, Judge, and Act,” by using the terminology of Liberation Theology to describe the three mediations that relate to the traditional stages of seeing, judging and acting. I used SurveyMonkey to gather data from pastoral agents and teachers of the Escuelas de Ministerios. The information collected from the questionnaires was analyzed to identify the major concerns, problems, and challenges that exist in the different dioceses with regard to the effects of deportations. In the socio-analytical mediation (“see”) I presented a thick description of the ministerial context including the history of Hispanic Ministry at the national level, a description of programs of the Southeast Regional Office for Hispanic Ministry and the Southeast Pastoral Institute, the realities of immigration, the lived experiences of undocumented immigrants, and the questionnaire results. In the hermeneutical mediation (“judge”) I focused on the theological perspective of migration by looking to the Bible, ecclesial documents, Catholic social teaching, theologies of migration, Christology from a Latino perspective, and some missiological dimensions of pastoral care among immigrants. In addition, I explored the topics of spirituality, solidarity, reconciliation, and hope. Finally, in the practical mediation (“act”) I proposed a theological and ethical framework for Escuelas de Ministerios based on the insights discovered throughout the thesis project and outlined some specific strategies and actions for a renewed praxis for Escuelas de Ministerios.
- Thesis:
- Thesis (D.Min.)--Barry University, 2015.
- Bibliography:
- Includes bibliographical references (leaves 175-193).
Record Information
- Source Institution:
- Barry University
- Holding Location:
- Barry University Archives and Special Collections
- Rights Management:
- Copyright Maria Mercedes Hoffmann. Permission granted to Barry University to digitize, archive and distribute this item for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires permission of the copyright holder.
- Resource Identifier:
- BX1407.H55 H64 2015_HoffmannMaria ( BU-Local )
- Classification:
- BX1407.H55 H64 2015 ( lcc )
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