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The essays in Sobrino's latest collection bear on one of the most
pressing signs of the times: the existence of a "crucified people,
" the poor and oppressed of our world, whose suffering presents
Christian faith with an urgent demand - that we "take them down
from the cross." Writing from the Salvadoran context, he presents a
"theology of mercy, " reflecting on the principles of mercy and
solidarity as the mode of Christian witness and discipleship in a
world of conflict and suffering. In a personal introduction that
sets the tone, Sobrino describes the evolution of his own thinking
under the impact of the Salvadoran reality. Part One focuses on the
essential character of mercy, and on the importance of shaping the
mission of the church and the task of theology. Part Two analyzes
the crucified reality of the Third World with specific reflections
on salvation, forgiveness, and the grace of being forgiven. Part
Three presents two manifestations of mercy: the reality of
priesthood and solidarity. Finally, in a moving Afterword, Sobrino
focuses on his martyred fellow Jesuits of the Central American
University, a group who paid the ultimate price of mercy.
Jon Sobrino continues the magisterial christology begun in Jesus
the Liberator. In that book Sobrino examined the identity of Jesus
in relation to his message, his interlocutors, and the conflict
that led to his death. In this second volume he takes up the
Resurrection of Christ, the christology of the New Testament, and
finally the christological formulae of the early church councils.
Throughout Christ the Liberator Sobrino writes from the reality
of faith, as set in motion by the event of Jesus Christ, and from
the situation of the victims -- the "Crucified People" of history
-- particularly the poor of El Salvador, with whom he works. With
Christ the Liberator Sobrino's christology takes its place among
the most significant contributions of Latin America to the church
and theology today.
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Faith of a People (Hardcover)
Pablo Galdamez; Foreword by Jon Sobrino; Translated by Robert R Sj Barr
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The provocative title of these essays plays on a traditional
Catholic slogan: "No salvation outside the church." Insofar as it
implies God's response to a world marked by suffering and
injustice, then the poor represent an indispensible test, a key to
the healing of a sick society. Drawing on the radical hope of
Christian faith--the promise of the kingdom of God and the
resurrection of the death--Sobrino presents a bold counter-cultural
challenge to a "civilization of wealth" that lives off the blood of
the poor. Inspired by the witness of Oscar Romero and Ignacio
Ellacuria, and the church's preferential option for the poor,
Sobrino offers these "prophetic-utopian" reflections on faith and
the meaning of discipleship in our time.
Across nineteenth-century Europe, the emergence of constitutional
and democratic nation-states was accompanied by intense conflict
between Catholics and anti-clerical forces. At its peak, this
conflict touched virtually every sphere of social life: schools,
universities, the press, marriage and gender relations, burial
rites, associational culture, the control of public space, folk
memory and the symbols of nationhood. In short, these conflicts
were 'culture wars', in which the values and collective practices
of modern life were at stake. These 'culture wars' have generally
been seen as a chapter in the history of specific nation-states.
Yet it has recently become increasingly clear that the Europe of
the mid- and later nineteenth century should be seen as a common
politico-cultural space. This book breaks with the conventional
approach by setting developments in specific states within a
trans-national context, offering a fresh and revealing perspective
on one of modernity's formative conflicts.
How is it possible to live a spiritual life? What should the kernel
of this spirituality be, in this world of crises, challenges, and
change? From his immersion in the violent and struggle-filled
reality of Central America, Jon Sobrino articulates a way to imbue
the practice of liberation with spirituality - a dimension that
critics often charge is lacking in liberation theology. Without
spirit, practice degenerates. Without practice, spirit remains
vague, undifferentiated, even alienated. Sobrino argues that the
only authentic Christian practice is the following of Jesus in
one's own history, that that discipleship must be lived in the
spirit of Jesus, in heart and soul as well as world and deed.
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Faith of a People (Paperback)
Pablo Galdamez; Foreword by Jon Sobrino; Translated by Robert R Sj Barr
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R455
R375
Discovery Miles 3 750
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Jon Sobrino's latest book takes its starting point from tragedy and
violence: a devastating earthquake in El Salvador, the terrorist
attacks of September 11, and the subsequent bombing of Afghanistan.
The topic of suffering and death has traditionally raised questions
about the nature and existence of God. But for Sobrino the primary
question is addressed to ourselves: Who are we human beings? What
does it mean to be human in a world of inequality, injustice, and
barbarism? In examining the cruelty of history from the standpoint
of the victims, Sobrino finds a challenge not just to find meaning,
but to answer a call to personal conversion, structural change,
compassion, and solidarity. Ultimately, Christian faith finds hope
in the cross - a cross borne not only by Christ, but by Romero,
Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Jr., and the poor: "Because of that
hope, no matter how hard it is to live through catastrophes,
terrorism and barbarity, we cannot rule out the possibility of
resurrection."
Concilium has long been a household-name for cutting-edge critical
and constructive theological thinking. Past contributors include
leading Catholic scholars such as Hans Kung, Gregory Baum and
Edward Schillebeeckx, and the editors of the review belong to the
international "who's who" in the world of contemporary theology.
Published five times a year, each issue reflects a deep knowledge
and scholarship presented in a highly readable style, and each
issue offers a wide variety of viewpoints from leading thinkers
from all over the world
Concilium has long been a household-name for cutting-edge critical
and constructive theological thinking. Past contributors include
leading Catholic scholars such as Hans Kung, Gregory Baum and
Edward Schillebeeckx, and the editors of the review belong to the
international "who's who" in the world of contemporary theology.
Published five times a year, each issue reflects a deep knowledge
and scholarship presented in a highly readable style, and each
issue offers a wide variety of viewpoints from leading thinkers
from all over the world.
Introduction /Andre?s Torres Queiruga, Luiz Carlos Susin, Jon
Sobrino -- Death and its religious "management" in human history
/Karl-Heinz Ohlig -- Dying and rising again in a popular tradition
/Diego Irarrazaval -- On dying hard : lessons from popular
crucifixions and undisciplined resurrections in Latin America
/Marcella Maria Althaus-Reid -- Resurrection in the Israelite
tradition /Sene?n Vidal -- Jesus raised as "primrose" of shared
resurrection /Giuseppe Barbaglio -- Metaphysical aspects of the
concept of resurrection /Thomas Scha?rtl -- The resurrection of
nature : an aspect of cosmic Christology /Ju?rgen Moltmann --
Resurrection as process of a new life /Ma?rcio Fabri dos Anjos --
The resurrection of one crucified : hope and a way of living /Jon
Sobrino -- Resurrection and funeral liturgy /Andre?s Torres
Queiruga -- I believe in resurrection /Pedro Casalda?liga --
Conclusion : resurrection, the heart of life and faith /Luiz Carlos
Susin -- Documentation. Migration from Africa to Spain /Rafael
Lara. -- Migration from the Americas and Caribbean /Alberto Lopez
Pulido.
Concilium has long been a household-name for cutting-edge critical
and constructive theological thinking. Past contributors include
leading Catholic scholars such as Hans Kung, Gregory Baum and
Edward Schillebeeckx, and the editors of the review belong to the
international "who's who" in the world of contemporary theology.
Published five times a year, each issue reflects a deep knowledge
and scholarship presented in a highly readable style, and each
issue offers a wide variety of viewpoints from leading thinkers
from all over the world.
This work is a presentation of the truth of Jesus Christ from the
viewpoint of liberation - from Jesus's options for the poor, his
confrontation with the powerful and the persecution and death this
brought him. Building and expanding on his previous works, Jon
Sobrino develops a Christology that shows how to meet the mystery
of God, all God "Father" and call this Jesus "the Christ".
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