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U.S Latino/a Practical Theology The U.S church is being influenced greatly by Latinos/a. This group is made up of different generations and countries. In the United States most Latinos/a come from Mexico. However, there are other groups that make up the community like those from the Caribbean, Central America. And South America. Each of the Latinos/a group has their own practical way of worship which these make it a bit hard for practical theologians to study the Latinos/a group. Third generations Latinos/a are another group that is born in this country. They have other forms of worship and learning that present another challenge for practical theologians. The Latino community has brought life to many churches. Latino/a theological …show more content…

The first Catholic parish was Nombre de Dios.Franciscan Friar Bernardino De Sahagun (1499-1590). He was considered the first anthropologist. Through his studies, the Catholic Church and Jesuit movement build a framework to evangelize the native. Later on in the 16 and 17 century. Other leaders among the Latino/a catholic church were Padre Antonio Jose Martinez he works in creating the resources and illustrations of the Christian faith during the colonization years of (1793-1867) then later with Cesar Chavez in the twentieth century which work with the farm workers from Mexico provides an example of people working from their faith to resist racism. The Catholic Church has been able to work in the Latino/a culture with many others theologians that have written during an important period of time in the United States like the civil rights movement. Also, different organizations have been formed like MACC,(Mexican American Cultural Center, NCCHM (National Council for Catholic Hispanic Ministry, NCADDHM (National Catholic Association of Diocesan Directors for Hispanic Ministries. These organizations and others like the Encuentros that the Catholic Church has had in different years which different theologians and pastoral leadership meet for ideas has help to shape the theology of the Catholic Church in Latinos/a today in the United

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