The HSP Exchange
This initiative emerged in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, a global health crisis that in the United States has disproportionately affected Brown and Black communities. As we spoke with members of the HSP community—students, faculty, alumni—it became clear that people were craving ways to connect with individuals outside of their network, tools for ministering to their own Latinx communities, and resources for critically engaging the pressing realities of our time. Responding to these needs, the HSP Exchange was born.
This program was intentionally called the Exchange in reference to its vision and mission: to provide a space to exchange information, tools, resources, prayers, and support with one another. The Exchange is a site of intellectual inquiry, practical edification, and community building. In short, the Exchange is an opportunity to reflect on doing theology latinamente within the complex world we inhabit.
Since the program started, the Exchange has invited multiple thought leaders to center our conversation. The inaugural program, held on March 31, 2021 (the eve of Maundy Thursday), welcomed Dr. Cláudio Carvalhaes of Union Theological Seminary to discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic requires a distinct liturgical response for Brown and Black communities who have been disproportionately affected by the global crisis. Nearly a hundred people joined our initial Exchange with many more watching Dr. Carvalhaes’ remarks after the event was held. Since then we’ve welcomed hundreds more to our Exchange events with topics ranging from Lainas and the Bible to Islam and Latinidad. We are excited for all the other Exchanges that are to come.
2023
- “Play and Joy – A Way of Being/Doing Justice”
- Dr. Claudio Carvalhaes, Union Theological Seminary
- Wednesday April 12, 2023 at 7:00 PM (EST)
Watch on Youtube: TBD
16th HSP Exchange
- “Migration, Resilience, and Trauma”
- Dr. Mayra Picos Lee, Palmer Seminary
- Wednesday March 8, 2023 at 7:00 PM (EST)
Watch on Youtube: TBD
15th HSP Exchange
- “The Unpeeling of Whiteness: U.S. History of Immigration and Latinx Biblical Interpretation”
- Dr. Francisco Lozada, Brite Divinity School
- Wednesday February 8, 2023 at 7:00 PM (EST)
Watch on Youtube: TBD
14th HSP Exchange
- “‘Minerva Garza’s ‘Historical Room:’ Gender, Material Culture, and the Preservation of Tejano Methodist History at San Antonio’s La Trinidad United Methodist Church”
- Dr. Ángela Tarango, Trinity University
- Wednesday December 14, 2023 at 7:00 PM (EST)
Watch on Youtube: TBD
2022
- “Heterotopic Saints in the Borderlands: Santa Muerte as a Case Study”
- Rev. Dr. Daisy L. Machado, Union Theological Seminary
- Wednesday November 9th, 2022 at 7:00 PM (EST)
Watch on Youtube: TBD
12th HSP Exchange
- “‘God gave me my money’: The Prosperity Gospel and the Latinx Context”
- Rev. Dr. Daisy L. Machado, Union Theological Seminary
- Wednesday October 12th, 2022 at 7:00 PM (EST)
Watch on Youtube: TBD
11th HSP Exchange
- “How does the material co-operate with the theological? What is at stake?”
- Dr. Héctor Varela Rios, Villanova University
- Wednesday September 14th, 2022 at 7:00 PM (EST)
Watch on Youtube: TBD
10th HSP Exchange
- “Building Contextual and Transformative Ministries for Our Time: What Will You Lift Up?”
- Arelis M. Figueroa, M.Div., Kairos Center for Religions, Rights, and Social Justice
- Wednesday April 6, 2022 at 7:00 PM (EST)
Watch on Youtube: TBD
9th HSP Exchange
- “Material Religion in the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands”
- Dr. Daisy Vargas, University of Arizona
- Wednesday March 2, 2022 at 7:00 PM (EST)
Watch on Youtube: TBD
8th HSP Exchange
- “The Nexus of Intercultural Studies and Theology”
- Dr. María Pilar Aquino, USD
- Wednesday February 2, 2022 at 7:00 PM (EST)
Watch on Youtube: TBD
2021
- “What’s HSP Got to Do With It?!”
- Rev. Dr. Daisy L. Machado and Dr. Jorge Juan Rodríguez
- Wednesday December 1, 2021 at 7:00 PM (EST)
Watch on Youtube: TBD
6th HSP Exchange
- “Environmental Racism and Planetary Ethics”
- Dr. Teresa Delgado, Iona College
- Wednesday November 3, 2021 at 7:00 PM (EST)
Watch on Youtube: TBD
5th HSP Exchange
- “Liberating Spiritualities in the Américas”
- Dr. Chris Tirres, DePaul University
- Wednesday October 6, 2021
Watch on Youtube: HSP Exchange with Dr. Chris Tirres
4th HSP Exchange
- “Responding to Sexism and Its Impact on Church Leaders in Latinx Contexts”
- The Rev. Canon Altagracia Pérez-Bullard, Ph.D., Virginia Theological Seminary
- Wednesday September 1, 2021 at 7:00 P (EST)
Watch on Youtube: HSP Exchange with Dr. Altagracia Pérez-Bullard: Responding to Sexism and Its Impact
3rd HSP Exchange
- “On the Topic: Islam, Latinidad, and Interreligious Engagement”
- Dr. Harold Morales, Morgan State University
- Wednesday May 19, 2021 at 7:00 PM (EST)
Watch on Youtube: HSP Exchange with Dr. Harold Morales: Islam, Latinidad, and Interreligious Engagement
2nd HSP Exchange
- “On the Topic: Latinas and the Bible: Re-Claiming Voices”
- Dr. Ahida Pilarski, St. Anselm College
- Wednesday April 16, 2021 at 7:00 PM (EST)
Watch on Youtube: HSP Exchange: Dr. Ahida Pilarski
1st HSP Exchange
- “Holy ‘Infested’ Week/Good Friday and the Earth: Is There Resurrection Coming?”
- Dr. Cláudio Carvalhaes, Union Theological Seminary
- Wednesday March 31, 2021 at 7:00 PM (EST)
Watch on Youtube: HSP Exchange: Dr Cláudio Carvalhaes March 31, 2021
