{"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 data-mce-style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-indent: .5in;\"\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 data-mce-style=\"color: black;\"\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 data-mce-style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-style=\"color: black;\"\u003e           \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt;\"\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\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/AUGUST22_2023AUTHORROBERTD.CORNWALL_WORD_WAYReviewTheologyWithoutDeception_1_480x480.png?v=1692735214\"\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","url":"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/products\/theology-without-deception","provider":"Orbis Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}