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The appearance of the Virgin Mary on a hill in Guadalupe, Mexico in
1531 is perhaps the central tradition in Latino Catholicism. The
vision, allegedly seen by recent convert Juan Diego, signalled the
rise of Catholicism in the New World at a time when Protestantism
was spreading throughout the old world. So what could a male, anglo
protestant liturgist possibly have to say on the subject? In The
Virgin of Guadalupe, Lutheran minister Maxwell Johnson recognizes
that this tradition is not only important to Latin American
Catholics, but to all Latin American Christians. Acknowledging the
significance (if not, necessarily, the historical accuracy) of the
appearance of the Virgin is not simply a Roman Catholic need by a
necessity for all Christian churches among whom the Hispanic
presence is growing. This is shown by the increased commemoration
of Juan Diego on December 9, or of the Virgin of Guadalupe herself
on December 12, on Protestant calendars. This increased recognition
among Protestants coincides with the Pope's canonization of Saint
Juan Diego in the summer of 2002. In step with this movement,
Johnson considers the Virgin of Guadalupe from a Lutheran
perspective and looks at ways in which she might be received into
the evangelical or Protestant tradition.
Three leading scholars of Latino religious studies team up in this
edited collection to present original meditations and reflections
on Our Lady of Guadalupe, one of the most prominent religious
images of the western hemisphere. Newest in the Celebrating Faith
series, this book considers the meaning behind the symbol of
Guadalupe. Because of the wide array of contributors, the figure of
Guadalupe is examined from a variety of viewpoints: Catholic and
Protestant, male and female, scholarly and liturgical. Written in a
scholarly, yet spiritual manner, this analysis of Guadalupe
recognizes her dual roles of maternal figure and inspiring
evangelizer. Contributors discuss the history of Guadalupe and
analyze how to carry out her message and teachings in contemporary
society. The Treasure of Guadalupe is ideally suited to courses in
Latino religious and cultural studies, and adds important
contributions to the ongoing dialogue of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
When Christopher Columbus arrived in the New World in 1492, there
began a new way of the cross, traced for five hundred years in the
lives of the poor and oppressed peoples of the Americas. These
short meditations on the stations--by such figures as Gustavo
Guiterrez, Enrique Dussel, Leonardo Boff, Helder Camara, Elsa
Tamez, and Jon Sobrino--reflect on the passion of Christ against
the background of conquest. They write, as Virgil Elizondo says in
his preface, to "invite our readers to take this journey with us,
to share our suffering, to experience our crucifixion, and to taste
in anticipation our Easter joy. We invite all--rich and poor, black
and brown and white, clerics and lay people--to a profound
conversion that will stimulate us to build a better world in the
Americas, a world of the new humanity enjoying justice, freedom,
and love."
Pluralism and the dignity of theology / Peter Eicher -- Theology in
the modern age, and before its end / Johann-Baptist Metz --
Conditions and criteria for authentic inter-cultural theological
dialogue / Virgil Elizondo -- Speaking about God / Gustavo
Gutierrez -- For women in men's worlds : a critical feminist
theology of liberation / Elisabeth Schussler Fiorenza -- Example of
Western theology taking modernity seriously : 'process theology' /
Joseph Bracken -- From the generalisation of one triumphant
particular to the search for true universality / Meinrad Hegba --
Differences and unity in the New Testament / Ernst Kasemann --
Theological pluralism and the mystery of the Church / Jean-Marie
Tillard -- Theologies at the service of a common tradition /
Nicholas Lash -- Theologies of the 'Periphery' and the 'centre' :
encounter or confrontation? / Enrique Dussel.
Editorial. Ecology and poverty : cry of the earth, cry of the poor
/ Leonardo Boff and Virgil Elizondo -- I. Some problems. The
present socio-economic system as a cause of ecological imbalance
and poverty / Julio de Santa Ana -- Ecological consciousness in
Amazonia: the indigenous experience / Berta G. Ribeiro -- Sacred
earth: Mesoamerican perspectives / Sylvia Marcos -- II. A
theological perspective. The cry of the earth? Biblical
perspectives on ecology and violence / Christoph Uelinger --
Spirituality of the earth / Julia Esquivel Velasquez -- Liberation
theology and ecology: alternative confrontation or complementarity?
/ Leonardo Boff -- Some premises for an eco-social theology of
liberation / Jose ramos Regidor -- III. New horizons. Towards a new
paradigm of production : from an economy of unlimited growth
towards one of human sufficiency / Bastiaan Wielenga -- Ecology
from the viewpoint of the poor / Eduardo Gudynas -- Principles for
a socio-environmental ethic : the relationship between Earth and
life / Charles Richard Hensman -- The theological debate on ecology
/ Rosino Gibellini -- Special column.
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