S1E6 - Celebrating The Brown Church

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On this episode, we sit down with Dr. Robert Chao Romero to discuss his upcoming book Brown Church: Five Centuries of Latina/o Social Justice, Theology, and Identity. We explore the cultural and theological riches of the Brown Church, discuss heroes of the Latina/o community, and the future the Brown Church envisions. Join us as we listen to Dr. Chao Romero.

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About Dr. Robert Chao Romero

Rev. Dr. Robert Chao Romero is "Asian-Latino," and has been a professor of Chicana/o Studies and Asian American Studies at UCLA since 2005.  He received his Ph.D. from UCLA in Latin American History and his Juris Doctor from U.C. Berkeley.  Romero is award winning writer, publishing 15 academic books and articles on issues of race, immigration, history, education, and religion.  

In addition to being an attorney and professor, Robert is an ordained pastor.  Together with his wife Erica, he is the co-founder of Jesus 4 Revolutionaries, a Christian ministry to activists, as well as board member of the Matthew 25 Movement in Southern California.