This volume uses political, religious and cultural history to examine catechesis. Sister de Luna establishes that "religiosidad popular", the core theme for Hispanic theology, is Christian and Catholic and traces its elements in Church catechisms of the 16th to the 20th centuries.

This book places catechesis against the background of popular religion and makes a new connection among theology, spirituality, and catachesis. It examines six catechism formats, uncovering fascinating factors that made these faith formation texts effective or ineffective for Hispanics, from the inception of Hispanic Catholicism through the twentieth century.