This excellent book enhances Guadalupan studies and also contributes significantly to Latin American and Latino/a religious history. Guadalupe has long been an undeniable central figure in the Catholicism of the Americas; Matovina's work provides an admirable intellectual and theological history of her unfolding devotion.
Timothy Matovina is professor and chair of the Department of Theology at the University of Notre Dame. He works in the area of Theology and Culture, with specialization in U.S. Catholic and U.S. Latino/a theology and religion. His most recent book, Latino Catholicism: Transformation in America's Largest Church, won five book awards, including selection as a CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title for 2012.