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| ISBN-13: | 9781620329023 |
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| Publisher: | Wipf & Stock Publishers |
| Publication date: | 03/01/2013 |
| Edition description: | New Edition |
| Pages: | 248 |
| Product dimensions: | 8.90(w) x 6.00(h) x 0.80(d) |
About the Author
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Key to Abbreviations
A Personal Note
Introduction: Arranging the Program Notes
Chapter 1 A Collective Biography of the Authors of Liberation Theology 1
A Basic Conflict: Los Conquistadores vs. Las Casas 2
Varieties of Colonialism and "a Rich Church" 3
Transition: Two Views of the Crucifix 4
Changes Sparked from Inside: The "Situation" and the Bible 5
Changes Sparked from Outside: The "Social Encyclicals" and the Vatican Council 7
Storm Clouds: The "National Security State" and the Witness of Martyrs 9
The Breakthrough: Medellín 1968 11
More Storm Clouds: Opposition at Home and Abroad 14
Reinforcing the Breakthrough: Puebla 1979 16
Still More Storm Clouds: The Costs Increase 19
2 An Individual Biography of One Author of Liberation Theology 22
A Tension: Upbringing in Peru vs. the Theological Grand Tour 23
The Break with "Dominant Theology" and the Beginnings of Rebuilding 26
Bartolomé de Las Casas 26
José Carlos Mariátegui 26
José María Arguedas 27
El Escorial and New Discoveries 32
Camilo Torres 34
The Gradual Emergence of a "Theology of Liberation" 34
In the Spotlight and behind the Scenes 35
A Theology of Liberation 36
Christians for Socialism 37
The Puebla Conference 38
The Murder of Archbishop Romero 39
Behind the Scenes 40
"High-Intensity Conflict"-The Clash with Rome 41
Gustavo-A Personal Portrait 46
Chapter 3 Act One: Commitment to the Poor (Praxis) 50
"The World Should Not Be the Way It is" 51
Starting with the Situation of the Poor 51
Three Meanings of Poverty 55
"A Preferential Option for the Poor" 57
"Development": A False Remedy for a Real Problem 60
The Choice between "Superversion" and "Subversion" 62
The Praxis of the Poor 65
The Empowerment of the Poor 69
The Joy of the Poor 73
Chapter 4 Act Two, Scene One: Theology as Critical Reflection on Praxis (Method) 75
God-Talk-And the Suffering of the Innocent 76
Prophecy and Contemplation: Two Languages That Must Be Merged 79
The Language of Prophecy 80
The Language of Contemplation 81
One Language, not Two 83
An Interlude for Stocktaking 85
The Nonbeliever and the Nonperson: Two Interlocutors Who Must Not Be Mergd 85
The Break with "Dominant Theology" 87
Theology and the Social Sciences 93
"Class Struggle" Revisited 96
A Basic Unity: Spirituality and Methodology 98
Chapter 5 Act Two, Scene Two: Theology in the Light of the World of God (Content) 102
"Expanding the View" 102
Three Levels of Liberation: Clearing the Air 104
A Touchstone: The "Preferential Option for the Poor" and the Fact of "Gratuitousness" 106
The Bible-and a "Militant Reading" 107
God-and a Challenge at All Other Gods 109
Jesus Christ-and a "God Become Poor" 113
he Holy Spirit-and the "Base Communities" 116
The Church-and the "View from Below" 120
History, Creation, Eschatology-and Politics 124
"Expanding the View" Once More 129
Chapter 6 The Plot Thickens: Some Unscripted Entrances, or Gustavo under Attack 131
Lesser Critiques 132
The Struggle with Rome Heats Up 136
The "Ten Observations" 137
More Challenges 138
Outside Support 140
The First "Instruction"-Still More Challenges 141
The Second "Instruction"-Change of Mood 146
The Struggle with Rome Subsides 148
Gustavo's Response: The Truth Shall Make You Free 148
Residuals 155
What Threatens One, Threatens All 156
Chapter 7 Act Three: Some Scripted Entrances, or What Liberation Theology Means for Us 157
On Trying To Leave the Theater and Ending up on Stage 158
1 Enlarging the Cast 159
Eatwot 159
More Participants on Stage 164
2 Intensifying the Plot: The Kairos Factor 166
The Kairos Document: South Africa 167
Kairos: Central America 169
Kairos International: "The Road to Damascus" 172
Is There a "Kairos Situation" in North America? 176
3 Joining the Company 178
Conclusion: Moving beyond Program Notes 183
Appendix I Writings by Gustavo 185
Books 185
Representative Articles 193
Interviews 194
Appendix II Writings by Others 197
A Way to Begin 197
Overall Bibliographical Help 198
North American Introductions and Assessments 199
Representative Voices in the Latin American Struggle 200
Notes 203
Index of Concepts and Titles 219
Index of Names 222
What People are Saying About This
"Robert McAfee Brown has done an extraordinary job. . . . I have been connected with Latin America for more than four decades and have been at least peripherally associated with these theological developments, yet I have learned a great deal from reading this book. For those who are not well acquainted with Gustavo Gutierrez and liberation theology, this is an excellent introduction. For those who are better informed, it can serve as a guide for further exploration and reflection on its challenge.''
—Richard Shaull
"Brown's Gustavo Gutierrez enables readers to appreciate the context and content of the Peruvian thinker's contribution and to grasp why we have entered a new age of martyrs. This highly readable and carefully researched volume provides an excellent starting point for further study of a wide range of liberationist approaches to Christian theology."
—Anne E. Patrick
"This is the most lucid and appreciative interpretation in the English-speaking world of Gutierrez and his work. The fact that the interpreter is a renowned Protestant theologian is a powerful sign that a South-North ecumenical convergence is in the making ... .''
—Jorge Lara-Braud
"The Gutierrez whom we meet in this book is a man whose deep Christian faith and commitment to revolutionary struggle, whose example and prophetic teaching, should lift the vision and insight of the whole Church.''
—John C. Bennett