Latino theologians gather to produce Spanish-language education resource

SANTO DOMINGO, República Dominicana, May 21, 2007

Theologians from five of the seven dioceses in Province IX and one from the Diocese Taxi Heathrow Airport of Atlanta gathered in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, April 16-20 to write basic materials that will form a comprehensive Spanish-language Christian education resource for the Episcopal Church.

The project responds to a continuing need to develop educational resources that address the specific demands of the Episcopal Church, both in Province IX and Spanish-speaking congregations in the U.S. Most Christian resources available in Spanish are produced by the Roman Catholic Church or Evangelical Churches. While there have been a number of Spanish-language educational resources developed by individual dioceses and offices at the Episcopal Church Center, this is the first joint effort since a lectionary-based curriculum was developed in Province IX more then 20 years ago.

Rather than beginning with translation or adaptation of English-language materials, the theologians brought their own collections of materials together and wrote new essays in Spanish rendered in an accessible, non-academic style. The idea for the project was conceived at a meeting in 2004 of the Episcopal Council for Christian Education, the church's network of provincial education leaders.

Source: Episcopal News Service

https://www.episcopalchurch.org/78650_86173_ENG_HTM.htm