Jesus the Liberator

Jesus the Liberator
Author: Jon Sobrino
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 321
Release: 1994-05-06
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0826439721

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".

Christ the Liberator

Christ the Liberator
Author: Sobrino, Jon
Publisher: Orbis Books
Total Pages: 441
Release: 2015-06-24
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1608332640

This landmark work in christology continues the magisterial work the Salvadoran Jesuit began in his earlier work, "Jesus the Liberator". Jon Sobrino writes from the reality of faith, as set in motion by the event of Jesus Christ, and from the situation of the victims of history--"the Crucified People"--With whom he works

Spirituality of Liberation

Spirituality of Liberation
Author: Jon Sobrino
Publisher: Orbis Books
Total Pages: 317
Release: 2015-03-31
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1608332683

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.

The Incomparable Christ

The Incomparable Christ
Author: John Stott
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Total Pages: 265
Release: 2013-07-10
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0830896279

From four distinct perspectives--original, ecclesiastical, influential and eternal, John Stott offers an introduction to help you understand Jesus and his ministry.

We Have Been Believers

We Have Been Believers
Author: James H. Evans
Publisher: Fortress Press
Total Pages: 196
Release: 1992
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780800626723

In this, the first full-scale black systematic theology in twenty years, James Evans emerges as a major and distinctive voice in American theology.Seeking to overcome the chasm between church practice and theological reflection, Evans situates theology squarely in the nexus of faith with freedom. There, with a sure touch, he uplifts revelatory aspects of black religious experience that reanimate classical areas of theology, and he creates a theology with a heart, a soul and a voice that speaks directly to our condition.

Consider Jesus

Consider Jesus
Author: Elizabeth A. Johnson
Publisher: Crossroad Publishing Company
Total Pages: 149
Release: 1992-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780824511616

A general introduction to christology presents major themes about Jesus in accessible language.

Principle of Mercy

Principle of Mercy
Author: Jon Sobrino
Publisher: Orbis Books
Total Pages: 302
Release: 2015-03-24
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1608332705

"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 Universit

Augustus Tolton

Augustus Tolton
Author: Joyce Duriga
Publisher: Liturgical Press
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2018-10-16
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0814644740

Father Augustus Tolton was the first identified black American ordained to the priesthood in the United States. He was born into slavery and escaped to freedom with his mother and siblings under harrowing circumstances. Throughout his life he displayed a great devotion to the Lord and the Catholic faith despite facing racism within the Church at nearly every turn. Still, he felt and preached that the Catholic Church's teaching that all people are children of God regardless of race made it the true church for African Americans in the United States following the Civil War. In Augustus Tolton, Joyce Duriga brings to light his quiet witness as a challenge to prejudices and narrow-mindedness that can keep us insulated from the universal diversity of the kingdom of God.