(De)Ciphering Mestizaje

In Chapter 4, Néstor Medina tackles the experience of mestizaje, historic and complex experiences of mixture (including biological, racial, and cultural). Mestizaje serves as an important locus theologicus for Latino/a theologies. Medina explores the multivalent and complex nature of mestizaje and demonstrates its anthropological value with respect to acts related to constituting and claiming human identity. He argues for the theological relevance of mestizaje, especially with respect to relating human and divine life as it pertains to Jesus Christ and issues of human identity.