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Nickoloff's expert Introduction explains the development of Gutierrez's ideas and sheds new light on the Latin American, especially Peruvian, context of his thought.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGustavo Gutiérrez (1928-2024)\u003c\/strong\u003e a Peruvian priest and Dominican theologian, was widely regarded as the father of liberation theology. His groundbreaking work, A Theology of Liberation, was published in 1971 (in English 1973), and it inspired a whole library of books from Latin America, and in time from around the world. His many works (all translated by Orbis Books) include We Drink from Our Own Wells, The Power of the Poor in History, On Job, The Truth Shall Make You Free, and The God of Life. Fr. Gutiérrez served for many years as a parish priest in Rimac, Peru. He also taught at many universities, and served as Cardinal John O’Hara Professor at the University of Notre Dame. 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Clearly, this is a book to read and study.\"--\u003cstrong\u003eKenan B. Osborne, OFM, Franciscan School of Theology\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe acclaimed Latin American theologian here extends the intuitions of liberation theology showing how they contribute to answering the urgent questions of poverty and ecological degradation. Leonardo Boff argues that if Christian faith fails to appreciate the ecological paradigm, the link between human life and all of creation, then it only adds to the crisis--and begs for reform.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFocusing on the threated Amazon of his native Brazil, Boff traces the economic and metaphysical ties that bind the fate of the rain forests with the fate of the indigenous peoples and the poor of the land. He shows how liberation theology must join with ecology in reclaiming the dignity of the earth and our sense of a common community, part of God's creation. 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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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThroughout 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJon Sobrino\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e a Spanish-born Jesuit theologian, has spent the past 50 years in El Salvador. He is the author of many works, including the award-winning 2-volume Christology, \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eJesus the Liberator\u003c\/span\u003e and \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eChrist the Liberator,\u003c\/span\u003e as well as \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eWhere is God? 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After answering the question What is racism? at some length, Massingale delves into Catholic history on the issue, taking apart three documents on racial justice from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in 1958, 1968, and 1979. Although he says the last two improved on the first, which offered nothing in the way of recommendations for action, none was marked by the depth of social analysis found in many of the bishops' other social justice documents. To improve Catholic engagement in racial justice, Massingale proposes using such resources of the tradition as the practice of lament, compassion, solidarity, conversion, baptism, and Eucharist. The author's moving personal reflections add a human face to his message, which readers who have a heart for social justice will no doubt find to be prophetic. \"\u003cstrong\u003e--Publishers Weekly \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #3065a4;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" height=\"78\" width=\"274\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Untitled_design_7_16ad1c18-aa53-4633-89ad-99620643145c.png?v=1714578006\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConfronting racism is difficult but essential work if we are to heal the brokenness in our society and our church. In the author's words, \"We all are wounded by the sin of racism... How can we struggle together against an evil that harms us all?\" \u003cem\u003eRacial Justice and the Catholic Church\u003c\/em\u003e examines the presence of racism in America from its early history through the Civil Rights Movement and the election of Barack Obama. It also explores how Catholic social teaching has been used--and not used--to promote reconciliation and justice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMassingale writes from an abiding conviction that the Catholic faith and the black experience make essential contributions in the continuing struggle against racial injustice that is the work of all people. His book is essential reading for all those concerned with justice and healing in our world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #333333; border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;\"\u003eBryan N. Massingale \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eis professor of theological and social ethics at Fordham University in New York. He previously taught at \u003cspan style=\"background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"\u003eMarquette University, where in 2009 he received that institution’s highest award for excellence in teaching.\u003c\/span\u003e A consultant to many faith-based justice organizations, he served as president of the Catholic Theological Society of America and convener of the Black Catholic Theological Symposium.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica; color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/filigree-divider_18_lg_480x480.gif?v=1648062511\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch1 class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"toc\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Massingale_Racial_Justice_and_the_Church_TOC.pdf?v=1648577708\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica;\"\u003eRelated Materials\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"toc\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Massingale_Racial_Justice_and_the_Church_TOC.pdf?v=1648577708\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica; color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eClick Here For The Table Of Contents\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"preface\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Massingale_Racial_Justice_and_the_Church_Preface.pdf?v=1648577708\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica; color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eClick Here For The Book Preface\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"chapter 1\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Massingale_Racial_Justice_and_the_Church_Chapter.pdf?v=1648577708\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica; color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eClick Here For Chapter 1\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica; color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ignatiansolidarity.net\/blog\/2024\/09\/16\/a-conversation-with-fr-massingale\/\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica; color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Video_A_Conversation_With_Fr._Bryan_Massingale_IFTJ_2024_Keynote_Speaker_3.png?v=1726579776\" width=\"502\" height=\"287\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":23985916280896,"sku":"978-1-57075-776-1","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/products\/51qM2XxuE4L.jpg?v=1747248464"},{"product_id":"david-steindl-rast","title":"David Steindl-Rast","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Much of our life may be a wandering in the desert lands, but we do find springs of water. If what is called God means in the language of experience the ultimate Source of Meaning, then those moments that quench the thirst of the heat are moments of prayer.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDavid Steindl-Rast (b. 1926), an Austrian-born Benedictine monk, is one of the most influential spiritual teachers in the world. Founder of the Mount Savior Monastery in Elmira, New York, he was an early pioneer in the field of Buddhist-Christian dialogue. As a leading figure in the House of Prayer movement, he contributed to a broad renewal of religious life. In classic books such as \u003cem\u003eGratefulness, The Heart of Prayer\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eA Listening Heart\u003c\/em\u003e, he advanced the notion of \"gratefulliving.\" Gratefulness, he wrote, is \"the inner gesture of giving meaning to our life by receiving life as a gift.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn these writings monastic wisdom meets the spiritual questions and hungers of our age.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClare Hallward\u003c\/strong\u003e, who lives in Montreal, is president of the Project Chance Foundation, which offers affordable housing to single mothers and their children.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":23985992433728,"sku":"978-1-57075-888-1","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/thumbnail_DavidSteindlRastCVR2024.jpg?v=1747248473"},{"product_id":"the-cross-and-the-lynching-tree","title":"The Cross and the Lynching Tree","description":"\u003ctable border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"2\" cellpadding=\"2\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd colspan=\"4\" style=\"width: 48.7433%;\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #195e2d;\"\u003eWinner of the Grawemeyer Award in Religion\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #195e2d;\"\u003e\"One of the Top 11 Religion Books of the Year,\" The Huffington Post \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #195e2d;\"\u003eFirst Place Winner in Theology, Catholic Press Association\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #195e2d;\"\u003eGold Medal Winner, Independent Book Publishers Book Awards\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2768c5;\"\u003e\"Based on impressive research, Cone argues that the lynching tree is a viable reality\/symbol for reflection on the cross of Christ. According to Cone, understandings of the cross and lynching tree can mutually inform one another and explain how events of trauma and injustice can still inspire hope for the African American community.” --\u003cstrong\u003eChristianity Today\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2768c5;\"\u003e\"No one has explored the spiritual world of African Americans with the depth or breadth of Cone. Here he turns his attention to two symbols that dominated not only the spiritual world but also the daily life of African Americans in the twentieth century. In their inextricable tie, he finds both the terror and hope that governed life under violent racism as well as potent symbols of the African American past and present in the United States.\" \u003cstrong\u003e--Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Harvard University\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2768c5;\"\u003e\"Once again James Cone demonstrates why he is indispensable as an interpreter of faith, race, and the American experience.\" \u003cstrong\u003e—Bill Moyer\u003c\/strong\u003es\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2768c5;\"\u003e\"James Cone is a world-historical figure in twentieth- century Christian theology. The Cross and the Lynching Tree is a powerful and painful song for hope in our dance with mortality—a song Cone courageously has led for over forty years!\"—\u003cstrong\u003eCornel West\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-cel-widget=\"bookDescription_feature_div\" data-csa-c-id=\"ndtgyy-k5mkak-4g2l7q-klc6os\" data-feature-name=\"bookDescription\" class=\"celwidget\" id=\"bookDescription_feature_div\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-spacing-base a-expander-partial-collapse-container\" data-a-expander-collapsed-height=\"140\" data-a-expander-name=\"book_description_expander\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\" aria-expanded=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Cross and the Lynching Tree are the two most emotionally charged symbols in the history of the African American community. In this powerful new work, theologian James H. Cone explores these symbols and their interconnection in the history and souls of black folk. Both the cross and the lynching tree represent the worst in human beings and at the same time a thirst for life that refuses to let the worst determine our final meaning. While the lynching tree symbolized white power and black death, the cross symbolizes divine power and black life God overcoming the power of sin and death. For African Americans, the image of Jesus, hung on a tree to die, powerfully grounded their faith that God was with them, even in the suffering of the lynching era.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-cel-widget=\"globalStoreInfoBullets_feature_div\" data-csa-c-id=\"5ti4bo-78ze6h-rvl44s-kfgolt\" data-feature-name=\"globalStoreInfoBullets\" class=\"celwidget\" id=\"globalStoreInfoBullets_feature_div\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-cel-widget=\"edpIngress_feature_div\" data-csa-c-id=\"asit5i-6htw5t-bgpbda-pxyam2\" data-feature-name=\"edpIngress\" class=\"celwidget\" id=\"edpIngress_feature_div\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-cel-widget=\"edpIngress_feature_div\" data-csa-c-id=\"asit5i-6htw5t-bgpbda-pxyam2\" data-feature-name=\"edpIngress\" class=\"celwidget\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eJames H. Cone\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1938-2018) was the Bill and Judith Moyers Distinguished Professor of Systematic Theology at Union Theological Seminary. His books include\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Black Theology of Liberation, Martin \u0026amp; Malcolm \u0026amp; America: A Dream or a Nightmare,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Cross and the Lynching Tree,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewinner of the 2018 Grawemeyer Award in Religion. This year he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd colspan=\"4\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"width: 48.7433%;\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":23986509283392,"sku":"978-1-62698-005-1","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/TheCrossandtheLynchingTree.jpg?v=1747248548"},{"product_id":"monsenor-romero","title":"Monsenor Romero: Memories in Mosaic","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAnecdotes gathered in hundreds of hours of interviews with peasants, friends, theologians and pastoral associates comprise the colorful pieces of this biographical mosaic. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMaría López Vigil\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas born in Cuba and has worked in Nicaragua since 1981. 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In this concise and penetrating book he distills the essence of Christian theology in langauge that is both accessible and meaningful in terms of our growing awareness of the evolution of the universe and an expanding cosmos. From this perspective he addresses these basic questions: What does Christianity intend to reveal? What message does it bring to human beings? For believers, how does it reveal God--and how is God revealed in it?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSituating the story of Jesus in the immense history of the cosmos, Boff shows how Divine Mystery seeks us out and makes itself known. He then relates the story of Jesus to the history of Christianity, which carries on Christ's mission despite its failings and distortions. Thus does Christianity \"keep alive the sacred flame of the divine presence in each person, in history, and in the entire cosmic process.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLeonardo\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eBoff\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e, \u003c\/em\u003eone of the world's best-known theologians, is the author of numerous books on liberation theology, ecology, and spirituality, including \u003cem\u003eIntroduction to Liberation Theology\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eJesus Christ Liberator\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCry of the Earth, Cry of the Poor\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Tao of Liberation \u003c\/em\u003e(with Mark Hathaway). In 2001 he received the prestigious Right Livelihood Award. He lives in Brazil.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/filigree-divider_18_lg_480x480_97069250-39fa-430d-bfc2-059faf5f3344_480x480.webp?v=1660153812\" alt=\"\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eRelated Materials\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LeonardoBoff\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"153\" width=\"268\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Copy_of_Follow_the_Author_3_480x480.png?v=1661971260\" alt=\"\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/leonardo.boff.oficial\/\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Copy_of_Copy_of_Follow_the_Author_480x480.png?v=1661971731\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" width=\"268\" height=\"153\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/newslite.tv\/do-we-still-deserve-to-continue-on-earth-by-leonardo-boff\/\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/GreenandBlackDarkProfessionalStaticQuoteGeneralNewsFacebookPost_2_480x480.png?v=1674831727\" alt=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" width=\"268\" height=\"153\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":23986623184960,"sku":"978-1-62698-030-3","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/978-1-62698-030-3.jpg?v=1747248561"},{"product_id":"in-the-company-of-the-poor","title":"In the Company of the Poor: Conversations With Dr.Paul Farmer and FR. 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Dr. Farmer has credited liberation theology as the inspiration for his effort to do \"social justice medicine,\" while Gutierrez has recognized Farmer's work as a particularly compelling example of the option for the poor, and the practical application of theological principles outside the church. Their friendship and common vision will inspire all who dream and work for a different world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMedical anthropologist and physician \u003cstrong\u003ePaul Farmer\u003c\/strong\u003e was a Kolokotrones University Professor, Harvard University; Chair of the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School; and a founding director of Partners In Health (PIH), an international non-profit organization that provides direct health care services and undertook research and advocacy activities on behalf of those who are sick and living in poverty. Dr. Farmer was also the UN Deputy Special Envoy for Haiti.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGustavo Gutierrez,\u003c\/strong\u003e was a Dominican priest and theologian from Peru, and was widely recognized as one of the preeminent voices of liberation theology. His books include \u003cem\u003eA Theology of Liberation, On Job, We Drink\u003c\/em\u003e from \u003cem\u003eOur Own Wells\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe God of Life\u003c\/em\u003e. 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With a vast amount of research and a great deal of passion, Veronica Mary Rolf successfully recreates the world of the great mystic, provides careful explanations of Julian's rich experiences in prayer, and, overall, paints a convincing portrait of one of the most remarkable women ever to have lived--and believed.”-- \u003cstrong\u003eJames Martin, S.J., author,\u003cem\u003e My Life with the Saints\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #3c8ebc;\"\u003e\"A vivid and readable account . . . the prizes that [Rolf's] volume has garnered to date indicate that it has already been well received as a popular introduction to the medieval anchoress and her work.\" - \u003cstrong\u003eThe London Times Literary Supplement (01\/09\/2015)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: small;\"\u003eJulian of Norwich, a medieval English mystic who spent the latter part of her life as an enclosed anchoress, is largely known through her extraordinary \u003cem\u003eRevelations, \u003c\/em\u003eone of the most popular and influential works of Christian mysticism. It was also the first book ever written by a woman in the English language. But until now, the woman herself was an elusive figure.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: small;\"\u003eIn this fascinating work, Veronica Mary Rolf has offered a convincing reconstruction of Julian’s life in fourteenth-century Norwich, along with a comprehensive chapter-by-chapter commentary on her \u003cem\u003eRevelations—\u003c\/em\u003erendered here in a new and faithful translation from the Middle English. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eJulian’s Gospel \u003c\/em\u003egoes in-depth to uncover the political, cultural, social, and religious milieu that formed and deeply influenced her development as a woman and a mystic. Throughout, the book creates a strong dramatic arc for Julian’s \u003cem\u003eRevelations \u003c\/em\u003ethat interweaves her personal sufferings and burning questions with her visionary experiences, producing a compelling spiritual biography. Julian of Norwich comes fully alive in this work, her intense spirituality bearing a message of surprising relevance to our own era.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0.8in 0pt 0in; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVeronica Mary Rolf\u003c\/strong\u003e is an independent scholar of medieval studies and comparative literature, educated at Columbia University. She has spent her life in the professional theatre, as a playwright, performer, and artistic director. For over two decades, she trained and directed professional actors as a Master Teacher of Dramatic Arts in New York, London, and Berkeley. 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Its latest fruit is Jim's beautiful exploration of his friend Tom's passion for peacemaking and the abolition of an evil, war, before it abolishes us. Forest goes to the heart of Merton's understanding of our fearful predicament. May we have the courage to go with them into the light.\" --\u003cstrong\u003eJim Douglass\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #374a66;\"\u003eA truly splendid book....The author skillfully, honestly, and humbly draws the reader into her or his own struggle to deal with fear and God's call to live as an authentic Christian in this era of rampant hopelessness and barbarity....A treasure to keep, share among friends and leaders, and, if possible, use in classrooms and book groups everywhere. The book is that good and that important in our world today.\" --\u003cstrong\u003eMoni McIntyre, \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ein Catholic Books Review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/filigree-divider_18_lg_480x480_97069250-39fa-430d-bfc2-059faf5f3344_480x480.webp?v=1660153812\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThomas Merton\u003c\/strong\u003e, the Trappist monk who died in 1968, is one of the most influential religious figures of modern times. Yet many readers remain unaware of his deep preoccupation with the theme of peace from his early stance as a conscientious objector to his prophetic writings on nuclear war and nonviolence. Drawing in large part on\u003cspan data-mce-style=\"font-size: 1.4em; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-style=\"font-size: 1.4em; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003ethe letters Jim Forest received from Merton, this book offers spiritual encouragement and guidance for those engaged in efforts today to\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-style=\"font-size: 1.4em; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-style=\"font-size: 1.4em; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003erid the world of war and violence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJim Forest (1941-2022), \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ea co-founder of the Catholic Peace Fellowship\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e, \u003c\/strong\u003ewas author of many Orbis books, including \u003cem\u003eAll Is Grace, Living with Wisdom, At Play in the Lions' Den \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eand \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eEyes of Compassion\u003c\/em\u003e (his biographies of peacemakers Dorothy Day, Thomas Merton, Daniel Berrigan, and Thich Naht Hanh). 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Resistance to the Vietnam War was followed by decades of protest against nuclear weapons, including his participation in the first “Plowshares” action, the symbolical disarming of nuclear warheads.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut Berrigan’s efforts on behalf of life also in­volved care for the dying and ministry to those suffering from AIDS. Jim Forest, who worked with Berrigan in building the Catholic Peace Fellowship in the 1960s, draws on his deep friendship over five decades to provide the most comprehensive and intimate picture yet available of this modern-day prophet. 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Each name is rendered in its original Arabic by the masterful calligrapher, Shams Anwari-Alhosseyni.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this inspiring and meditative journey with God, we explore our relationship to the nameless and open ourselves to the “Secret” that connects us all. In this sense, the book speaks to people of any religious belief who, through the many names of God, enter the gate of the one nameless Mystery that unites us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBr. David Steindl-Rast\u003c\/strong\u003e was born in 1926 in Vienna, Austria. In 1952, he immigrated to the United States, joined a Benedictine monastery, and practiced Zen. He is co-founder of the Center for Spiritual Studies and a recipient of the 1975 Martin Buber Award. He has been a guest on Oprah Winfrey’s \u003cem\u003eSuper Soul Sunday\u003c\/em\u003e. At present, Brother David serves the worldwide Network for Grateful Living through gratefulness.org, an interactive website with several thousand participants daily from more than 240 countries and territories. When not traveling as a spiritual teacher and giving lectures, he lives in the U.S. as a hermit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Steindl-Rast_99_Names_of_God_TOC.pdf?v=1648662587\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/filigree-divider_18_lg_480x480.gif?v=1648062511\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e \u003ca style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.spiritualityandpractice.com\/book-reviews\/view\/29103\/99-names-of-god\"\u003e \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Steindl-Rast_99_Names_of_God_TOC.pdf?v=1648662587\" title=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eClick Here For The Table Of Contents\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; 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they add a fresh dimension to this paperback. The other is the Zen Master's enactment of boundless compassion.\" —\u003cb\u003eFrederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality \u0026amp; Practice\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(29, 56, 145);\"\u003e“Jim and Thay died within a couple weeks of each other in January of this year – and this little book is a fitting adieu to a long friendship. In it, these two peacemakers show us that hope and humor, love and laughter, need not be threatened by darkness and war. Evil, Thay tells Jim, turns out to be nothing at all; and recalling Merton’s epiphany at Polonnaruwa, he asserts “everything is good”.\" —\u003cb\u003eJoseph Quinn Raab, Merton Seasonal (ITMS)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Untitled_design_27529264-c5f9-45be-84e9-1cc7c848cc2c.png?v=1715001491\" width=\"259\" height=\"37\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(79, 133, 25);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #70ad47; mso-themecolor: accent6;\"\u003eCatholic Media Association - Honorable Mention \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(79, 133, 25);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #70ad47; mso-themecolor: accent6;\"\u003e- Ecumenism\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #70ad47; mso-themecolor: accent6;\"\u003e Interfaith Relations \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #70ad47; mso-themecolor: accent6;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #70ad47; mso-themecolor: accent6;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #70ad47; mso-themecolor: accent6;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(79, 133, 25);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #70ad47; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;\"\u003e Illumination Book Award Bronze Medal, Biography\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #70ad47; mso-themecolor: accent6;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(79, 133, 25);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #70ad47; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"41\" width=\"287\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Untitled_design_27529264-c5f9-45be-84e9-1cc7c848cc2c.png?v=1715001491\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Those who are without compassion cannot see what is seen with the eyes of compassion.\" --Thich Nhat Hanh\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eToday, Thich Nhat Hanh is one of the world's most influential and revered spiritual teachers. When Jim Forest met him in the mid-1960s, he was a little-known Vietnamese Zen monk, touring the United States on behalf of the cause of peace in his homeland. Jim, a Catholic peacemaker, was asked to accompany him on his travels and speaking engagements. From that beginning emerged a friendship over many decades, in which Jim learned through conversations and daily life about Nhat Hanh's spiritual teachings on \"mindfulness,\" \"interbeing,\" and the inner peace that is necessary for promoting world peace.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJim Forest's intimate portrait, which includes photos and other illustrations, is a unique introduction to the life and teachings of a modern spiritual master.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJim Forest (1941-2022), \u003c\/strong\u003ea co-founder of the Catholic Peace Fellowship,\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewas the author of many Orbis books, including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAll Is Grace, Living with Wisdom, At Play in the Lions' Den, and Eyes of Compassion\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (his biographies of peacemakers Dorothy Day, Thomas Merton, Daniel Berrigan, and Thich Naht Hanh). His other bestselling titles include \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePraying with Icons, The Ladder of the Beatitudes, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eWriting Straight with Crooked Lines: A Memoir.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/filigree-divider_18_lg_480x480.gif?v=1648062511\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Forest_Eyes_of_Compassion_TOC.pdf?v=1648653849\" title=\"toc\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eClick Here For The Table Of Contents\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255); text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Forest_Eyes_of_Compassion_Chapter.pdf?v=1648653849\" title=\"1\"\u003eClick Here For Chapter 1\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Orbis Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37567825445059,"sku":"978-1-62698-424-0","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/products\/forest-eye-compassion.jpg?v=1747248926"},{"product_id":"signs-of-hope-mertons-letters-on-race-peace-and-ecology","title":"Signs of Hope: Merton's Letters on Race, Peace, and Ecology","description":"\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #165a12;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e*  Catholic Media Association Award Winner - Biography *\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2e5cd0;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"DefaultFontHxMailStyle\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“In the best researched book in amiable prose and most relevant exposition in years about Thomas Merton, Gordon Oyer’s detailed review of Merton’s personal letters that transcend conflicting perspectives on racial justice is ground-breaking!”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"DefaultFontHxMailStyle\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e—Jonathan Montaldo, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"DefaultFontHxMailStyle\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBridges to Contemplative Living with Thomas Merton\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2e5cd0;\"\u003e “In Signs of Hope Gordon Oyer distills for the reader timely insights from Thomas Merton’s correspondence into the critical issues of Merton’s day as if Merton were addressing those selfsame issues, here and now in the twenty-first century. Truly prophetic.”—\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePaul M. Pearson, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDirector, Thomas Merton Center\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2e5cd0;\"\u003e“Gordon Oyer’s deep foray into Merton’s correspondence is a must read! Meticulously researched and skillfully crafted, Signs of Hope not only illumines the development of Merton’s thinking on urgent issues of his day but also animates our work for social transformation today.”—\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eChristine M. Bochen, editor, Thomas Merton: Essential Writings\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2e5cd0;\"\u003e“Oyer’s warm, compassionate voice and skill as historian locates these letters inside our own urgent social questions with a subtle buoyancy.”—\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRose Marie Berger, Senior Editor, Sojourners magazine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2e5cd0;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"normaltextrun\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e“Oyer offers a ‘peace and social justice movement history through epistolary’ that puts Merton’s correspondence in critical conversation with our fraught times—and thus with a new generation.”—Ched Myers, co-author, \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHealing Haunted Histories: A Settler Discipleship of Decolonization \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2e5cd0;\"\u003e“Signs of Hope is a well-written and insightful contribution that furthers our understanding of Merton, his writings and his interest in engaging others on the critical issues of his time. Readers will appreciate the biographical sketches Oyer provides of the correspondents that help explain Merton’s motivations in conducting such correspondence and create a larger context with which to view the letters.”\u003cstrong\u003e-- Thomas T. Spencer, Merton Seasonal (ITMS)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #41658e;\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“The real hope, then, is not in something we thing we can do, but in God who is making something good out of in some way we cannot see. If we can do His will we will be helping in this process. But we will not necessarily know all about it beforehand.” –\u003c\/i\u003eThomas Merton to Jim Forest\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eIn entering the Trappist Abbey of Gethsemane in 1941, Thomas Merton initially saw himself as withdrawing from “the world.” But in later years his sense of monastic vocation changed. His contemplative life became a point of prophetic engagement with his fellow men and women in their struggles, their hopes, and their questions. This social engagement was particularly fueled by his wide correspondence.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSigns of Hope\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003efocuses on Merton’s engagement with the themes of peace, race, and ecology, as expressed through particular relationships, including with such notable figures as Dorothy Day, Daniel Berrigan, and Vincent Harding. Each chapter reveals themes from his life of dialogue, his apostolate of friendship, and his probing assessment of critical issues that remain vital for our time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGordon Oyer\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eis the author of\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePursuing the Spiritual Roots of Protest: Merton, Berrigan, Yoder, Muste at the Gethsemane Peacemakers Retreat\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e(Cascade Books, 2014), which won the International Thomas Merton Society’s Louie Award for the best contribution to Merton studies of the previous three years. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orbis Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41043113214147,"sku":"978-1-62698-430-1","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Signs-of-Hope-653x1000.jpg?v=1747248952"},{"product_id":"way-of-the-cross","title":"Way of the Cross: The Path to New Life","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"bookDescription\" data-csa-c-id=\"wf1jog-e4zito-fjol0f-k369dz\" data-cel-widget=\"bookDescription_feature_div\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #365578;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb data-olk-copy-source=\"MailCompose\"\u003e *Advance Praise \u0026amp; Reviews*\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"bookDescription\" data-csa-c-id=\"wf1jog-e4zito-fjol0f-k369dz\" data-cel-widget=\"bookDescription_feature_div\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #365578;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"bookDescription\" data-csa-c-id=\"wf1jog-e4zito-fjol0f-k369dz\" data-cel-widget=\"bookDescription_feature_div\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #365578;\"\u003e\"Exquisite.\" \u003cstrong\u003e--National Catholic Reporter\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Janet McKenzie's beautiful paintings speak volumes without words.\" \u003cstrong\u003e--Spirit \u0026amp; Life\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Spiritually insightful and moving.... Highly recommended.\" -\u003cstrong\u003e-The Midwest Book Review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"bookDescription\" data-csa-c-id=\"wf1jog-e4zito-fjol0f-k369dz\" data-cel-widget=\"bookDescription_feature_div\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"bookDescription\" data-csa-c-id=\"wf1jog-e4zito-fjol0f-k369dz\" data-cel-widget=\"bookDescription_feature_div\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"bookDescription_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"bookDescription\" data-csa-c-id=\"wf1jog-e4zito-fjol0f-k369dz\" data-cel-widget=\"bookDescription_feature_div\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-a-expander-name=\"book_description_expander\" data-a-expander-collapsed-height=\"140\" class=\"a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-spacing-base a-expander-partial-collapse-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\"\u003eWhen Joan Chittister, one of the most popular spiritual writers of today, heard that award-winning artist Janet McKenzie had painted a Stations of the Cross series, she was eager to write the accompanying text. Their profound meditations in word and image on the mysteries of the Cross provide deep insight into the meaning of human suffering, our relationship with divine grace, and Gods eternal offer of renewal along lifes journey.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"globalStoreInfoBullets_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"globalStoreInfoBullets\" data-csa-c-id=\"dono1r-ctl64x-894bgc-z5brz9\" data-cel-widget=\"globalStoreInfoBullets_feature_div\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"edpIngress_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"edpIngress\" data-csa-c-id=\"c8a2xv-yfmzs4-febutq-vq109b\" data-cel-widget=\"edpIngress_feature_div\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-cel-widget=\"dpx-editorial-reviews_csm_instrumentation_wrapper\" data-csa-c-id=\"d45wsg-iof348-32uf9q-qfo5ap\" class=\"celwidget\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-cel-widget=\"editorialReviews_feature_div\" data-csa-c-id=\"9gr4do-cbt7z6-fde1yr-by6kkf\" data-feature-name=\"editorialReviews\" class=\"celwidget\" id=\"editorialReviews_feature_div\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-base\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoan Chittister\u003c\/strong\u003e, OSB, is a renowned lecturer throughout the world, raising a prophetic voice in the contemporary church. Her many books from Orbis include A Passion for Life (with icons by Robert Lentz) and Illuminated Life: Monastic Wisdom for Seekers of Light. She is a member of the Benedictine Sisters of Erie, PA.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJanet McKenzie\u003c\/strong\u003e is the award-winner artist whose Jesus of the People was chosen by The National Catholic Reporter as the new image of Jesus for the third millennium. Her work has been exhibited around the country, including the Haggerty Museum of Art in Milwaukee, WI and the Loyola University Museum of Art in Chicago, IL. She lives in Vermont.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-cel-widget=\"dpx-detail-bullets_csm_instrumentation_wrapper\" data-csa-c-id=\"cubjx7-5l9maq-oyqmkm-hawnvs\" class=\"celwidget\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-cel-widget=\"detailBullets_feature_div\" data-csa-c-id=\"r9gjjp-l9un8j-wrhg35-zehit1\" data-feature-name=\"detailBullets\" class=\"celwidget\" id=\"detailBullets_feature_div\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-cel-widget=\"detailBulletsWrapper_feature_div\" class=\"a-section feature detail-bullets-wrapper bucket\" data-template-name=\"detailBullets\" data-feature-name=\"detailBullets\" id=\"detailBulletsWrapper_feature_div\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Orbis Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41588067762371,"sku":"978-1-62698-427-1","price":12.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/products\/51-usWx1sbL._SX386_BO1_204_203_200.jpg?v=1747249022"},{"product_id":"theology-without-deception","title":"Theology without Deception: God, the Poor, and Reality in El Salvador","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"entry-title\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #174b2a;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Englewood Review of Books\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"entry-title\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #174b2a;\"\u003eTen Theology Books to Watch For \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"entry-title\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #174b2a;\"\u003e June 2023\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #5574c1;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #5475c6;\"\u003e\"This is an important book for clergy, theologians and educated lay people.  As a Canadian theologian I am challenged by it to do theology as a vocation, in the service of the crucified and risen Christ, in pursuit of the coming reign of God while listening to the voices of the poor, rather than as a career in pursuit of academic honours.  Every seminary library should have it.\"  - \u003cstrong\u003eDon Schweitzer, Saskatoon, Canada, \u003ci\u003eTouchstone 42\/1 \u003c\/i\u003e(February 2024), 67-9.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #5475c6;\"\u003e\"I warn readers that Theology without Deception could lead to your own awakening or, at least, a stirring and challenge — are we a Church of the poor today? This is a book for all followers of Christ and particularly for our bishops, leaders and aspiring leaders.\"- \u003cstrong\u003eChris Farrelly, Tui Moi, November 2023, Issue 287\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #5475c6;\"\u003e\"This skillfully edited volume constitutes a real epilogue to Jon Sobrino’s life as a theologian. In an accessible, intimate text, this determined follower of Jesus of Nazareth, like Jacob, is found wrestling with God. His personality jumps from the pages with memorable phrases and shrewd commentary. This is pure Jon Sobrino!” —\u003cstrong\u003eJulian Filochowki, chair, Archbishop Romero Trust\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #5475c6;\"\u003e“A one-of-a-kind reflection on Jon Sobrino’s eighty years of following Jesus at the crossroads of Vatican II and global Christianity. There is something for every reader here: private conversations with Pope Francis and Karl Rahner; key moments from three years as theological advisor for Archbishop Oscar Romero; crises of faith and their resolution; the meaning of Ignatian discernment and the role of a university in a world of injustice; stories of a community of saints and martyrs awakened from the ‘sleep of inhumanity’ by God’s ‘preferential option for the poor.’”—\u003cstrong\u003eRobert Lassalle-Klein, editor, Jon Sobrino: Spiritual Writings\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #4d70c6;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this theological memoir, drawn from conversations with journalist Charmo Mármol, Jesuit Jon Sobrino relates the story of his journey from Spain to El Salvador, and how his confrontation with the poor and oppressed—those his fellow Jesuit and future martyr Ignacio Ellacuría called “the crucified people”—shaped the development of his theological work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSobrino’s memories are strongly shaped by the witness of the martyrs, particularly Jesuit Rutilio Grande, Archbishop Oscar Romero, and the members of his Jesuit community at the Central American University who were assassinated in 1989 by Salvadoran troops.\u003cspan\u003e     \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor all who are familiar with Sobrino’s work, and all who struggle with the meaning of faithful discipleship in a world marked by violence, injustice, and suffering, Sobrino’s frank and soul-searching reflections are essential reading.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e           \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJon Sobrino, SJ, \u003c\/strong\u003ea theologian at the University of Central America, San Salvador, El Salvador, is one of the foundational figures of liberation theology. His many Orbis titles include \u003cem\u003eJesus the Liberator, Christ the Liberator, No Salvation Outside the Poor, Archbishop Romero, \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eWitnesses to the Kingdom. \u003c\/em\u003eWith Ignacio Ellacuría he edited \u003cem\u003eMysterium Liberationis.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/ac_480x480.jpg?v=1664387696\" alt=\"\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Sobrino_Theology_without_Deception_TOC.pdf?v=1676562830\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eClick Here For The Table Of Contents\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Sobrino_Theology_without_Deception_TOC.pdf?v=1676562830\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eClick Here For The Prologue\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch1 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eRelated Materials\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/englewoodreview.org\/ten-theology-books-to-watch-for-june-2023\/\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/TheEnglewoodReviewofBooksTenTheologyBookstoWatchForJune2023_480x480_032aab8e-0e0d-4948-9ef5-cd98da5812ee_480x480.webp?v=1692735299\" alt=\"\" width=\"401\" height=\"229\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/wordandway.org\/2023\/08\/22\/review-theology-without-deception\/\"\u003e\u003cimg data-mce-fragment=\"1\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/AUGUST22_2023AUTHORROBERTD.CORNWALL_WORD_WAYReviewTheologyWithoutDeception_1_480x480.png?v=1692735214\" width=\"401\" height=\"229\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orbis Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42001801150659,"sku":"978-1-62698-521-6","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/9781626985216.jpg?v=1747249054"},{"product_id":"9781626985414","title":"A Theology of Liberation: History, Politics, and Salvation 50th Anniversary Edition with New Introduction by Michael E. Lee","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #225e1a;\"\u003eOne \u003cem\u003eof Christianity Today's\u003c\/em\u003e Top 100 Books of the Twentieth Century\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #225e1a;\"\u003eOne of \u003cem\u003eChurch Times\u003c\/em\u003e (UK) Top 100 Christian Books of All Time\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #225e1a;\"\u003e“One of the best books of its kind ever written.”—\u003cem\u003eAmerica\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #225e1a;\"\u003e“The movement’s most influential text.”—\u003cem\u003eTime\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #225e1a;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #225e1a;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Untitleddesign_996f4ae0-8f3e-42e0-a70e-fae1efcca8a6_480x480.png?v=1692714321\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #225e1a;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #225e1a;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“It would be difficult to name another theological book these past five decades that has been more influential, has inspired more believers and non-believers alike to think differently about the Christian faith, and has engendered so much controversy.” So begins Michael E. Lee’s introduction to this 50\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e anniversary edition of the classic work that signaled a new style of doing theology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe theological project launched in this book was, as Fr. Gutiérrez wrote, “based on the gospel and the experiences of men and women committed to the process of liberation in the oppressed land of Latin America.” It was “born of the experience of shared efforts to abolish the current unjust situation and to build a different society, freer and more human.” Yet its influence was quickly felt around the world, inspiring numerous offshoots, as well as provoking critical reactions, both inside and outside the Church.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Theology of Liberation \u003c\/em\u003ehas won wide acclaim as one of the most influential works of Christian theology of the last century. Yet Gutiérrez himself concluded the book by noting that any theology of liberation “is not worth one act of genuine solidarity with exploited social classes. They are not worth one act of faith, love, and hope committed . . . in active participation to liberate humankind from everything that dehumanizes it and prevents it from living according to the will of God.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGustavo Gutiérrez\u003c\/strong\u003e (1928-2024) a Peruvian priest and Dominican theologian, was widely regarded as the father of liberation theology. His groundbreaking work, A Theology of Liberation, was published in 1971 (in English 1973), and it inspired a whole library of books from Latin America, and in time from around the world. His many works (all translated by Orbis Books) include We Drink from Our Own Wells, The Power of the Poor in History, On Job, The Truth Shall Make You Free, and The God of Life. Fr. Gutiérrez served for many years as a parish priest in Rimac, Peru. He also taught at many universities, and served as Cardinal John O’Hara Professor at the University of Notre Dame. His many honors, included induction into the Peruvian Academy of Language, the Legion of Honor from the French government, and the Prince of Asturia award in Spain. Upon his death he was recognized by Pope Francis as “A man of the Church who knew how to be silent when he had to be silent, who knew how to suffer when it was his turn to suffer, who knew how to carry forward so much apostolic fruit and so much rich theology.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1e963b;\"\u003eCover photo: Joseph Vail, MM; sculpture by Peruvian artist Edilberto Merida\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1e963b;\"\u003eCover design: Ponie Sheehan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/ac_480x480.jpg?v=1664387696\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eRelated Materials\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Gutierrez_A_Theology_of_Liberation_TOC.pdf?v=1692725464\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #2b00ff;\"\u003eClick Here For The Table Of Contents\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Gutierrez_A_Theology_of_Liberation_Intro.pdf?v=1692725464\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #2b00ff;\"\u003eClick Here For The Book Introduction\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/thepursuitofholiness\/2023\/05\/a-theology-of-liberation-a-book-review\/?trending-topic=liberation-theology\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cimg height=\"256\" width=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/ATheologyofLiberationaBookReviewMAY13_2023BYWILLIAMHEMSWORTH_480x480.png?v=1684156968\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.americamagazine.org\/faith\/2023\/08\/17\/theology-liberation-gustavo-gutierrez-245850\"\u003e\u003cimg data-mce-fragment=\"1\" height=\"257\" width=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Visitwww.orbisbooks.com_1_480x480.png?v=1692364519\" alt=\"\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Visitwww.orbisbooks.com_1_480x480.png?v=1692364519\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orbis Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44436514472237,"sku":"978-1-62698-541-4","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Gutierrez_ATheologyofLiberation.jpg?v=1747249071"},{"product_id":"caminemos-con-jesus-reprint","title":"Caminemos Con Jesus - 30th Anniversary Edition","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(28, 91, 163);\"\u003e\"Keenly critical and hopeful'\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e--Modern Theology\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background: white; color: rgb(28, 91, 163);\"\u003e“A brilliant and compelling articulation of a Hispanic\/Latino theology, Goizueta claims as his starting point the lived reality of a people. He validates the popular Catholicism of U.S. Hispanics as a privileged place of God’s revelation, and traces out in practical ways the power of a theology of ‘accompañamiento’ which is lived within the Hispanic community.”—\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003eAna María Pineda, RSM, Catholic Theological Union at Chicago\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(28, 91, 163);\"\u003e“Roberto Goizueta gifted the theological world with an immediate classic that decades later continues to speak insightfully and prophetically about what it means to journey as American Catholics through Hispanic eyes. No study of theology will be complete without seriously engaging \u003ci\u003eCaminemos con Jesús\u003c\/i\u003e.”—\u003cb\u003eHosffman Ospino, Boston College; past president, Academy of Catholic Hispanic Theologians of the United States.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(28, 91, 163);\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(28, 91, 163);\"\u003e“Thirty years on, \u003ci\u003eCaminemos Con Jesús\u003c\/i\u003e remains ‘a pearl of great price’ (Matt 13:46).  The wisdom found in these pages takes on greater luminosity through a new introduction that deepens three of the book’s grounding themes. These pages are alert not only to the sharp divisions of this historical moment but also to the journey of the spirit within, urging a new reverence for the common good that is all of us. Like all classic works, this prescient book stretches imaginations with every new reading. Theologically erudite, spiritually deepening.”\u003cb\u003e--Nancy Pineda-Madrid, president, Catholic Theological Society of America\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(28, 91, 163);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(28, 91, 163);\"\u003e“Thirty years after its initial publication, \u003ci\u003eCaminemos con Jesús\u003c\/i\u003e is even more relevant in its challenge to the modern and postmodern assumptions about what it means to be human, to be rational, and to be a people of faith.” \u003cstrong\u003e—Leo Guardado, Fordham University\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(28, 91, 163);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(28, 91, 163);\"\u003e“A classic and iconic work in the annals of US Latine academic theology, Goizueta’s \u003ci\u003eCaminemos Con Jesús \u003c\/i\u003eis as pertinent now as it was when it first appeared in 1995. Tendering at once a critique of epistemic individualism; a highlighting of the creative power and liberatory potential contained in Latino\/a popular Catholicism; and a call towards a modality of Christian discipleship marked by the desire to stand up for and travel with the vulnerable of the world, it remains a must-read today.”—\u003cb\u003eBenjamin Valentín, professor of theology and Latinx studies, Boston College Clough School of Theology and Ministry\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cimg style=\"margin-bottom: 16px; float: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Untitleddesign_3_5dedc035-04e9-43cd-a1b4-8933c349ed20_480x480.webp?v=1729515556\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 101%; tab-stops: -1.0in;\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e30th anniversary edition \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in;\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; color: #302e33; background: white;\"\u003eWith a New Introduction \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in;\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; color: #302e33; background: white;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext; background: white;\"\u003eA classic work in Latinx theology. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; background: white;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhile the growth in both numbers and influence of Hispanics in North American Catholicism and Protestantism has been commented on widely, up until now there has been no systematic attempt to define a Hispanic theology. Roberto Goizueta, a Cuban-American theologian, aware that \"Hispanic\" and \"Latino\" can be terms imposed artificially on diverse peoples, finds a common link in the Spanish language and in a shared culture. Central to this culture is the experience of exile, of being a people at the margins of a society, who must find and make their way together. Central also is faith, and its grounding in this experience of being in exile. In delineating the very particular nature and worldview of Hispanic\/Latino theology, Caminemos con Jesus challenges both traditional Euro-American theologies and modern Western epistemological assumptions. It examines the implications of this theological method for the Church and the academy, as well as for the future of the Latino community and North American society. Caminemos con Jesus provides lessons in discipleship for non-Hispanics and Hispanics alike, for students of contemporary theology, and all those engaged in pastoral and church-based work.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRoberto S. Goizueta\u003c\/strong\u003e, a Cuban-American theologian, is Professor Emeritus in Theology from Boston College. 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