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Orbis Books
May 2002
Orbis Author Wins Award
Dr. Miguel H. Díaz
Dr. Miguel H. Díaz, author of On Being Human: U.S. Hispanic and Rahnerian Perspectives, has won the Hispanic Theological Initiative's 2002 Book Prize. As the winner of this year's Book Prize, Dr. Díaz will receive a monetary award from the Hispanic Theological Initiative. In addition, he will be asked to give a lecture on the topic of the book during HTI's annual Summer Workshop at Princeton Theological Seminary where the award will be presented.
The lecture and presentation is slated for this July 14. HTI will also coordinate a book-signing event with Princeton Theological Seminary's Theological Book Agency on the 15th of July.

Dr. Díaz is a Cuban-American who teaches theology in both Spanish and English at St. Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary in Boynton Beach, Florida. He is co-editor of From the Heart of Our People: Latino/a Explorations in Catholic Systematic Theology, also available through Orbis Books.

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What others have to say about On Being Human
"Our understanding of the human person, sin, grace, and salvation will not be the same after On Being Human. We are all in Díaz's debt for such an insightful contribution."
Dr. Peter C. Phan
The Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C.

"Perceptive and original, On Being Human makes a significant contribution to theological anthropology done by and for a world Church…Important new insights about the fundamental identity of human persons and communities emerge."
Mary Catherine Hilkert
University of Notre Dame
"In this major contribution to theological anthropology, Miguel Díaz demonstrates how the lived faith of U.S. Hispanics can be a rich resource for all theology."
Roberto S. Goizueta, Boston College

"An excellent synthesis of Karl Rahner's theological anthropology, as well as a masterful presentation of U.S. Latino/a theologians' contributions to anthropology. This book demonstrates the maturity of U.S. Latino/a theology."
Orlando O. Espín, University of San Diego
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