Table of Contents
Foreword Josef Sayer vii
1 Theology: An Ecclesial Function Gustavo Gutiérrez 1
Evangelization and Theology 2
A Moment for Latin America 4
To Proclaim the Reign Today 7
2 Liberating Experience: A Stimulus for European Theology Gerhard Ludwig Müller 11
A New Understanding of Theology: Theological Reflection in the Service of God's Liberating Praxis 13
Liberation Theology in the Energy Field between Latin America and Europe 22
A New Sense of "We" in the Church and in the Service of the Salvation of Others 28
3 The Situation and Tasks of Liberation Theology Today Gustavo Gutiérrez 32
Three Great Contemporary Challenges to Faith 33
The Modern (and Postmodern) World 34
Religious Pluralism 37
An Inhuman and Anti-evangelical Poverty 38
Current Tasks 43
The Complexity of the World of the Poor 43
Globalization and Poverty 47
Deepending Spirituality 50
4 Liberation Theology in Context Gerhard Ludwig Müller 54
The Necessity for a Theology of Liberation 54
The Original Theological Approach of Liberation Theology 57
Liberation Theology in Its Realization 65
A Critique of Liberation Theology: Its Merits and Limits 76
5 Where Will the Poor Sleep? Gustavo Gutiérrez 83
Theology and the Proclamation of the Gospel 84
Toward a Planetary Economy 93
Proclaiming the Reign 114
Conclusion 132
6 The Common Future of the Church Gerhard Ludwig Müller 134
Index 139