Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 400 pages) |
Contents |
Introduction to a scandal -- Microphones of Christ -- The transfiguration of El Salvador -- The face of the Divino Salvador -- The transfigured people of God -- The vision of God |
Summary |
On March 24, 1980, Archbishop Óscar Romero was assassinated as he celebrated mass in El Salvador. As the Catholic Church prepares to declare Romero a saint, Colón-Emeric explores the life and thought of Romero and his theological vision, which finds its focus in the mystery of the transfiguration.Romero is now understood to be one of the founders of liberation theology, which interprets Scripture through the plight of the poor. His theological vision is most succinctly expressed by his saying, "Gloria Dei, vivens pauper": "The glory of God is the poor who lives." God's glory was first revealed through Christ to a landless tenant farmer, a market woman, and an unemployed laborer, and they received the power to shine from the church to the world.Colón-Emeric's study is an exercise in what Latino/a theologians call ressourcement from the margins, or a return to theological foundations. One of the first Latin American Church Fathers, Romero's theological vision is a sign of the emergence of Christianity in the Global South from "reflection" Church to "source" Church. The hope for this study is that scholars in the fields of theology, religious studies, and Latin American studies will be captivated by the doctrine of this humble pastor and inspired to think more clearly and act more decisively in solidarity with the poor |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 31, 2018) |
Subject |
Romero, Óscar A. (Óscar Arnulfo), Saint, 1917-1980.
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SUBJECT |
Romero, Óscar A. (Óscar Arnulfo), Saint, 1917-1980 fast |
Subject |
Liberation theology.
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RELIGION -- Christian Theology -- Systematic.
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RELIGION -- Christianity -- General.
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RELIGION -- Christianity -- History.
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Liberation theology
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SUBJECT |
El Salvador -- Church history -- 20th century
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Subject |
El Salvador
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Genre/Form |
Church history
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Form |
Electronic book
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LC no. |
2018044729 |
ISBN |
9780268104757 |
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0268104751 |
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