Witnesses to the kingdom : the martyrs of El Salvador and the crucified peoples / Jon Sobrino.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sobrino, Jon.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christian martyrs--El Salvador.

Christian martyrs.

Church history.

El Salvador--Church history.

El Salvador.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

vii, 230 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Maryknoll, N.Y. : Orbis Books, [2003]

Summary:

For Jon Sobrino, a Jesuit theologian of El Salvador, it is impossible to write about Christian faith without acknowledging the witness of martyrs, their gift and challenge to the church. For twenty-five years, his work has been shaped by the reality of martyrdom -- the death of Archbishop Romero, the four North American churchwomen, and the massacre of his own Jesuit community. But the death of these particular witnesses represents a much wider number of poor and faithful: the "crucified peoples" who carry Christ's cross throughout history. These essays on the role and meaning of martyrdom contain some of Sobrino's most powerful writing, including poignant personal memories of Archbishop Romero and of his Jesuit brothers, and reflections on their legacy for the church.

Contents:

Archbishop Romero

Maura, Ita, Dorothy, and Jean

Companions of Jesus

From a theology of liberation alone to a theology of martyrdom

Jesuanic martyrs in the Third World

The Latin American martyrs

The crucified peoples

Monseñor Romero, a Salvadoran and a Christian

Archbishop Romero, requirement, judgment, and good news

The legacy of the martyrs of the Central American University

Archbishop Romero and the faith of Ignacio Ellacuría.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-230).

ISBN:

1570754683

OCLC:

51969315