Remembering Oscar Romero and the martyrs of El Salvador : a cloud of witnesses / John S. Thiede.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thiede, John S. (John Spencer), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Catholic Church--Doctrines.

Catholic Church.

Romero, Óscar A. (Óscar Arnulfo), Saint, 1917-1980.

Romero, Óscar A.

Martyrdom--Christianity.

Martyrdom.

Persecution--El Salvador--History--20th century.

Persecution.

Church history.

History.

El Salvador--Church history--20th century.

El Salvador.

Theology, Doctrinal.

Genre:

Church history.

History.

Physical Description:

xi, 125 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2017]

Summary:

With the beatification of Monseñor Oscar Romero, Pope Francis has asked theologians to consider how we might allow for an expanded definition for martyrdom in the twenty-first century. Remembering Oscar Romero and the Martyrs of El Salvador: A Cloud of Witnesses responds to that challenge. How do we account for martyrs today? Is it a new category with a new definition or is it simply an amplification of what we have long considered Christian witness? This book elaborates on four case studies for martyrdom focusing on the reality in El Salvador: Rutilio Grande, S.J. killed in 1977; Archbishop Oscar Romero, killed in 1980, the U.S. churchwomen killed in 1980; and the six members of the UCA Jesuit community and their two female collaborators killed in 1989. Insights from the work of Jon Sobrino illuminate these case studies. First, his Christological insights from Jesus the Liberator and Christ the Liberator help analyze the reality of martyrdom, particularly in reference to the terms "martyr", "crucified people", and "martyred people". Second, his more recent articles challenge a strict interpretation of the traditional definition of martyrdom. Finally, the book concludes by combining Sobrino's insights and the reality of martyrdom today, updated with the recent scholarship in Romero's beatification process. In the end, the book hopes to offer some suggestions for an expanded definition of martyrdom in the twenty-first century. By responding to the call of Pope Francis, the reality of martyrdom in Latin America might be better understood and applied to the universal church. Book jacket.

Contents:

The definition of martyrdom: early martyrdom to Middle Ages

Martyrdom in contemporary times

The reality of martyrdom in Latin America/El Salvador

Four examplars: Rutilio Grande, Archbishop Romero, U.S. churchwomen, UCA martyrs

Martyrdom in Christology at the crossroads (pre-1989)

Martyrdom in Jesus the Liberator/Christ the liberator (post-1989)

The reality of martyrdom today.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Thiede, John S. (John Spencer). Remembering Oscar Romero and the martyrs of El Salvador.

ISBN:

9781498537988

1498537987

OCLC:

978351944