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  • Lehigh Valley Live.com - February 07, 2012
    Dead chicken found in Tewksbury Township believed to be part of Santeria ritual

    Miguel De La Torre speaks about Santeria rituals in connection with the finding of a dead chicken in a box with candles and fruit. The Santeria religion blends West African roots with several different beliefs, including those of medieval Roman Catholicism.

  • Real Clear Religion - October 31, 2011
    Barack Obama Is Not the Devil, Really

    Emily Manual, Religion Dispatches, spoke recently with Miguel De La Torre about his book, The Quest For the Historical Satan, he co-authored with Albert Hernandez, and about the disastrous legacy the idea of Satan has bequeathed to Christianity, the dark side of God, and about the persistence of that Obama-as-Antichrist campaign.

  • Viva Colorado - June 30, 2011
    Latino theologian proposes new dialogue about secual orientation and identity

    Dr. Miguel de la Torre, professor of social ethics and Latino/a studies at Iliff School of Theology, is the co-author of A La Familia: A Conversation About Our Families, the Bible, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity, a 126-page book addressing the challenges Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people often face in Latino/a families and churches.

  • UMNS United Methodist News Service Report - June 14, 2011
    Lewd tweets offer lessons on sexual ethics

    An elected leader’s adultery for that reason should be a matter of national concern, said the Rev. Miguel A. De La Torre, a professor of social ethics at United Methodist-related Iliff School of Theology. De La Torre and others who study these issues used the term “adultery” when discussing Weiner’s (Rep. Anthony D. Weiner, D-N.Y.) behavior. They said adultery is not defined strictly as a physical act.

  • The Orlando Sentinel - May 21, 2011
    The world will end today - or it won’t

    De La Torre is quoted in an article by Jeff Kunerth. “We can laugh at it or dismiss it or believe it, but there is a danger to this,” said Miguel De La Torre, professor of social ethics at the Iliff School of Theology in Denver. “How many people have disposed of all their possessions, quit their jobs they can’t afford to quit or sent in their money to spend on more billboards to spread the message? It should not be taken lightly.”

  • General Board of Church & Society of the United Methodist Church - May 20, 2011
    On Judgment Day being May 21

    Prof. Miguel De La Torre was quoted in response to the national proclamation that May 21, 2011 was Judgment Day.

  • CBS Denver - 4 - May 18, 2011
    De La Torre Interviewed About Judgment Day Billboards

    De La Torre is interviewed (evening broadcast) about the Judgment Day May 21 predictions by Family Radio’s Harold Camping, originally from Boulder.

  • EthicDaily.com - March 21, 2011
    Methodist Foundation Funds Immigration Documentary

    Miguel De La Torre is interviewed in a documentary on immigration funded by the United Methodist Foundation of Arkansas.

  • San Diego Red - February 25, 2011
    Escritor propone una nueva ética hispana basada en la acción comunitaria

    Another article on Professor De La Torre’s work – but in Spanish

  • Institute of Religion & Democracy - February 24, 2011
    UM Stance on War a “Hodgepodge of Disciplines”

    The United Methodist Church, unlike the “peace church” traditions that adhere to a strict pacifist ideology, has for most of its history allowed room for consciences of individuals…

  • UM Portal - February 04, 2011
    Do No Harm: UMs tackle sexual ethics questions

    by Mary Jacobs
    HOUSTON – “Sex is great,” proclaimed Miguel De La Torre. Raising his arms like a conductor, he led the people in the pews as they enthusiastically repeated, in unison: “Sex is great! …

  • Choice - Current Reviews for Academic Libraries - January 01, 2011
    Prof. Miguel De La Torre Edited Book an ALA Outstanding Academic Title

    Choice Review Online (the American Library Association’s book review journal) lists the Hispanic American Religious Cultures edited by Miguel De La Torre – as a 2010 Outstanding Academic Title.

  • Statesman.com - August 16, 2010
    Package with cow tongue puts kink in morning trains

    Miguel De La Torre, author of the book “Santería: The Beliefs and Rituals of a Growing Religion in America,” cautioned that whoever put together the package might not be a practitioner of Santería.

  • Chicago Breaking News-Tribune - July 23, 2010
    Cardinal George arrives in Cuba

    By Manya Brachear. De La Torre said Chicago’s Cardinal Francis George’s 24-hour pastoral visit could carry long-term significance.

  • Peter Lavelle's CrossTalk - July 16, 2010
    Cross-Talk on Cuba: Cuba Libre

    English-language international television interview based in Moscow, Russia. On this edition of Peter Lavelle’s CrossTalk, guests, including Miguel De La Torre, are asked, since Obama says US policy toward Cuba has “failed”, what’s to be done to correct this failure.

  • Dallas Baptist Standard - June 17, 2010
    Baptists view growing Hispanic population as opportunity

    This concerns Cuban-born Miguel De La Torre, an outspoken advocate for comprehensive immigration reform.

  • Word and Way - April 18, 2010
    Reading the Bible through the eyes of poverty yields different interpretations

    Written by Vicki Brown.

  • The Baptist Standard - April 08, 2010
    Reading the Bible through the eyes of poverty yields different interpretations (with Video)

    Written by Vicki Brown, Word and Way. Features Video Interview – Distribution of Wealth, Kaitlin Chapman, Texas Baptist Christian Life Commission Conference, McAllen, TX.

  • Holland Sentinel - October 23, 2009
    Church briefs: Author to address immigration policy and Christian ethics

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