Miguel A. De La Torre

The Rev. Dr. Miguel A. De La Torre is Professor of Social Ethics and Latinx Studies at the Iliff School of Theology in Denver, Colorado. He has served as the elected 2012 President of the Society of Christian Ethics and as the Executive Officer for the Society of Race, Ethnicity and Religion (2012-17). His latest book is Burying White Privilege: Resurrecting a Badass Christianity (Eerdmans, 2018).

(A)theologies, Archive, Racial JusticeDecember 14, 2020

I Agree: Critical Race Theory is Indeed Incompatible With Southern Baptist Convention’s ‘Faith and Message’

By Miguel A. De La Torre

The six white men who lead the seminaries of the Southern Baptist Convention released a…

(A)theologies, Archive, OMFG, Politics/LawMay 21, 2020

Southern Baptist Leader Al Mohler Addresses Past Racist Comments; But the Past Isn’t the Problem

By Miguel A. De La Torre

No. It was not an incredibly stupid comment. And no, a trap was not cleverly…

History/Theology, Sex/Gender/JusticeJune 14, 2019

The Hollowness of the Southern Baptists’ New Racism and Sexual Abuse Amendments

By Miguel A. De La Torre

If they were to fully and meaningfully implement this policy, I doubt that the Convention would be left with any churches as members, for they all remain complicit with racist and sexist structures that rob many of us of our very humanity.

History/Theology, Religious LibertyMay 30, 2019

20 Years for Giving Water to Migrants? A Religious Freedom Case of Little Interest to ‘Religious Freedom’ Industry

By Miguel A. De La Torre

While the “religious freedom” industry is busy protecting discriminatory bakeries and pharmacists who refuse to do their job, a humanitarian faces a hefty prison sentence for providing food and water to migrants in the desert.