{"product_id":"being-latino-in-christ-finding-wholeness-in-your-ethnic-identity-paperback","title":"Being Latino in Christ: Finding Wholeness in Your Ethnic Identity - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eOrlando Crespo\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLife as a Latino in America is complicated. Living between the two worlds of being Latino and American can generate great uncertainty. And the strange mixture of ethnic pride and racial prejudice creates another sort of confusion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWho are you as a Latino?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWho are you as an American?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat has Christ to say about your dilemma?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow can you accept who you are in Christ with joy and confidence?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eOrlando Crespo has taken his own journey from Puerto Rico to an immigrant neighborhood in Springfield, Massachusetts, and back again to his Latino roots. In this books he helps you to reflect on your own voyage of self-understanding and on what it means to have a mixed heritage from the days of the original Spanish Conquest to the present. His straightforward approach also takes him to what the Bible says about ethnic identity--about a people who were often oppressed by more powerful cultures. He helps you to see how Jesus' own humanity unfolded in the context of a people who were considered to be inferior. Thus Crespo finds both realism and hope in the good news of Jesus. There is more, however, than merely coming to terms with who you are. Crespo also shows how Latinos are called to step out positively in ministry to the world. You can make a positive impact in on the world in racial reconciliation, in bicultural ministry and more because of who God has uniquely made you to be. Here is a book for all Latinos who want to live confidently in Christ.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCrespo is national director of InterVarsity Latino Fellowship (LAFE). He has worked with InterVarsity since 1987, first as a campus staff member at Hunter College and City College in New York City, New York, and then as an area director for a group of colleges in New York City. He was one of the founders of New Life in the Bronx Church, and he still serves there as an associate pastor. He is currently working on a graduate degree in theology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 167\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.51 x 8.24 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 10, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47405747634354,"sku":"9780830823741","price":23.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/efcb7044df0e05ec9f1299fa8be7510e.webp?v=1778191488","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/being-latino-in-christ-finding-wholeness-in-your-ethnic-identity-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}