Blood in the Fields

Blood in the Fields
Author: Matthew Philipp Whelan
Publisher:
Total Pages: 368
Release: 2020
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 081323252X

"Examines the life and martyrdom of Archbishop Oscar Romero in El Salvador through the lens of agrarian reform, arguing that his advocacy for the just distribution of land drew heavily on Catholic Social Doctrine and its conviction that creation is a common gift"--

Óscar Romero and Catholic Social Teaching

Óscar Romero and Catholic Social Teaching
Author: Todd Walatka
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2024-10-15
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780268208752

This book explores the life, mission, and writings of martyred Salvadorian archbishop St. Óscar Romero in the light of contemporary work for justice and human development Many historians, theologians, and scholars point to St. Óscar Romero as one of the most perceptive, creative, and challenging interpreters of Catholic social teaching in the post-Vatican II period, while also recognizing the foundational importance of Catholic social teaching in his thought and ministry. Editor Todd Walatka brings together fourteen leading scholars on both Romero and Catholic social teaching, combining essays that contextualize Romero's engagement with Catholic social teaching with essays focused on his historical context and the challenges facing Christian communities today. The result is a timely, engaging collection of the most rigorous scholarly engagement with Romero and Catholic social teaching to date. Contributors: Ana María Pineda, R.S.M, Michael E. Lee, Matthew Philipp Whelan, Jon Sobrino, Edgardo Colón-Emeric, David M. Lantigua, Leo Guardado, Stephen J. Pope, Kevin F. Burke, S.J., José Henríquez Leiva, Meghan Clark, Elizabeth O'Donnell Gandolfo, Rubén Rosario Rodríguez, and Peter Casarella

Óscar Romero and Catholic Social Teaching

Óscar Romero and Catholic Social Teaching
Author: Todd Walatka
Publisher: University of Notre Dame Pess
Total Pages: 284
Release: 2024-10-15
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0268208778

This book explores the life, mission, and writings of martyred Salvadorian archbishop St. Óscar Romero in the light of contemporary work for justice and human development Many historians, theologians, and scholars point to St. Óscar Romero as one of the most perceptive, creative, and challenging interpreters of Catholic social teaching in the post–Vatican II period, while also recognizing the foundational importance of Catholic social teaching in his thought and ministry. Editor Todd Walatka brings together fourteen leading scholars on both Romero and Catholic social teaching, combining essays that contextualize Romero’s engagement historically and focus on the challenges facing Christian communities today. The result is a timely, engaging collection of the most rigorous scholarly engagement with Romero and Catholic social teaching to date. Contributors: Ana María Pineda, R.S.M., Michael E. Lee, Matthew Philipp Whelan, Jon Sobrino, S.J., Edgardo Colón-Emeric, David M. Lantigua, Leo Guardado, Stephen J. Pope, Kevin F. Burke, S.J., José Henríquez Leiva, Meghan J. Clark, Elizabeth O'Donnell Gandolfo, Rubén Rosario Rodríguez, Peter Casarella, and Todd Walatka

Revolutionary Saint

Revolutionary Saint
Author: Lee, Michael E.
Publisher: Orbis Books
Total Pages: 282
Release: 2017
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1608336913

Romero's Legacy

Romero's Legacy
Author: Pilar Hogan Closkey
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Total Pages: 127
Release: 2007-08-04
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1461643147

Pilar Hogan Closkey and John Hogan have brought together the annual Archbishop Oscar Romero Lectures (2001-2007) to consider the life and death of Archbishop Romero and the daily struggles of the poor in our world, especially in the city of Camden, New Jersey-one of America's poorest cities. Romero's 'dangerous memory' provides the background, while urban poverty and the option for the poor are the foreground. Romero's commitment to the poor compels us to look at ourselves, and the authors of each chapter remind us of Romero's dangerous memory and his undying hope in the promised future. Taken as a whole, the book reminds us of the tough questions behind the real meaning of the 'option for the poor.' Can we as a faith community and institution move beyond high-sounding slogans and really opt for the poor? What are the costs? What are the risks? Especially in these difficult times of war, terrorism, and scandal, can we in the Church rebuild trust and be a sign of a future of justice and peace announced by Jesus?

Catholic Social Learning

Catholic Social Learning
Author: Roger C. Bergman
Publisher: Fordham Univ Press
Total Pages: 220
Release: 2011
Genre: Law
ISBN: 0823233286

The canon for Catholic social teaching spreads to six hundred pages, yet fewer than two pages are devoted to Catholic social learning or pedagogy. In this long-needed book, Roger Bergman begins to correct that gross imbalance. He asks: How do we educate ("lead out") the faith that does justice? How is commitment to social justice provoked and sustained over a lifetime? To address these questions, Bergman weaves what he has learned from thirty years as a faith-that-does-justice educator with the best of current scholarship and historical authorities. He reflects on personal experience; the experience of Church leaders, lay activists, and university students; and the few words the tradition itself has to say about a pedagogy for justice. Catholic Social Learning explores the foundations of this pedagogy, demonstrates its practical applications, and illuminates why and how it is fundamental to Catholic higher education. Part I identifies personal encounters with the poor and marginalized as key to stimulating a hunger and thirst for justice. Part II presents three applications of Catholic social learning: cross-cultural immersion as illustrated by Creighton University's Semestre Dominicano program; community-based service learning; and the teaching of moral exemplars such as Dorothy Day, Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., and Archbishop Oscar Romero. Part III then elucidates how a pedagogy for justice applies to the traditional liberal educational mission of the Catholic university, and how it can be put into action. Catholic Social Learning is both a valuable, practical resource for Christian educators and an important step forward in the development of a transformative pedagogy.

Archbishop Romero

Archbishop Romero
Author: Sobrino, Jon
Publisher: Orbis Books
Total Pages: 343
Release: 2016-03-08
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1608336433

Modern Catholic Social Teaching

Modern Catholic Social Teaching
Author: Kenneth R. Himes
Publisher: Georgetown University Press
Total Pages: 1015
Release: 2018-01-02
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1626165157

Including contributions from twenty-two leading moral theologians, this volume is the most thorough assessment of modern Roman Catholic social teaching available. In addition to interrogations of the major documents, it provides insight into the biblical and philosophical foundations of Catholic social teaching, addresses the doctrinal issues that arise in such a context, and explores the social thought leading up to the "modern" era, which is generally accepted as beginning in 1891 with the publication of Pope Leo XIII's Rerum Novarum. The book also includes a review of how Catholic social teaching has been received in the United States and offers an informed look at the shortcomings and questions that future generations must address. This second edition includes revised and updated essays as well as two new commentaries: one on Pope Benedict XVI's encyclical Caritas in Veritate and one on Pope Francis's encyclical Laudato Si'. An outstanding reference work for anyone interested in studying and understanding the key documents that make up the central corpus of modern Catholic social teaching.

Voice of the Voiceless

Voice of the Voiceless
Author: Oscar Romero
Publisher:
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2020
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781626983625

"Official pastoral letters and other speeches by Oscar Romero, the martyred archbishop of San Salvador"--