The Option For The Poor In Christian Theology
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The Option For The Poor In Christian Theology
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Author : Daniel G. Groody
language : en
Publisher: University of Notre Dame Pess
Release Date : 2007-04-01
The Option For The Poor In Christian Theology written by Daniel G. Groody and has been published by University of Notre Dame Pess this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-04-01 with Religion categories.
Since the publication of Gustavo Gutiérrez's 1973 groundbreaking work, A Theology of Liberation, much has been written on liberation theology and its central premise of the preferential option for the poor. Arguably, this has been one of the most important yet controversial theological themes of the twentieth century. As globalization creates greater gaps between the rich and the poor, and as the situation for many of the world’s poor worsens, there is an ever greater need to understand the gift and challenge of Christian faith from the context of the poor and marginalized of our society. This volume draws on the thought of leading international scholars and explores how the Christian tradition can help us understand the theological foundations for the option for the poor. The central focus of the book revolves around the question, How can one live a Christian life in a world of destitution? The contributors are concerned not only with a social, economic, or political understanding of poverty but above all with the option for the poor as a theological concept. While these essays are rooted in a solid grounding of our present “reality,” they look to the past to understand some of the central truths of Christian faith and to the future as a source of Christian hope. Following Gustavo Gutiérrez's essay on the multidimensionality of poverty, Elsa Tamez, Hugh Page, Jr., Brian Daley, and Jon Sobrino identify a central theological premise: poverty is contrary to the will of God. Drawing on scripture, the writings of the early fathers, the witness of Christian martyrs, and contemporary theological reflection, they argue that poverty represents the greatest challenge to Christian faith and discipleship. David Tracy and J. Matthew Ashley carry their reflection forward by examining the option for the poor in light of apocalyptic thought. Virgilio Elizondo, Patrick Kalilombe, María Pilar Aquino, M. Shawn Copeland, and Mary Catherine Hilkert examine the challenges of poverty with respect to culture, Africa, race, and gender. Casiano Floristán and Luis Maldonado explore the relationship between poverty, sacramentality, and popular religiosity. The final two essays by Aloysius Pieris and Michael Signer consider the option for the poor in relationship to other major world religions, particularly an Asian theology of religions and the meaning of care for the poor within Judaism.
The Preferential Option For The Poor Beyond Theology
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Author : Daniel G. Groody
language : en
Publisher: University of Notre Dame Pess
Release Date : 2016-10-15
The Preferential Option For The Poor Beyond Theology written by Daniel G. Groody and has been published by University of Notre Dame Pess this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-10-15 with Religion categories.
Since the 1973 publication of Gustavo Gutiérrez’s groundbreaking work A Theology of Liberation, liberation theology's central premise of the preferential option for the poor has become one of the most important yet controversial theological themes of the twentieth century. As the situation for many of the world’s poor worsens, it becomes ever more important to ensure that the option for the poor remains not only a vibrant theological concept but also a practical framework for living out the gift and challenge of Christian faith. The Preferential Option for the Poor beyond Theology draws on a diverse group of contributors to explore how disciplines as varied as law, economics, politics, the environment, science, liberal arts, film, and education can help us understand putting a commitment to the option for the poor into practice. The central focus of the book revolves around the question: How can one live a Christian life in a world of destitution? The contributors address the theological concept of the option for the poor as well as the ways it can shape our social, economic, political, educational, and environmental approaches to poverty. Their creative examples serve as an inspiration to all those who are seeking to put their talents at the service of human need and the building of a more just and humane world.
Option For The Poor
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Author : Norbert Lohfink
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1987
Option For The Poor written by Norbert Lohfink and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with Christian sociology categories.
Theology And The Option For The Poor
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Author : John O'Brien
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1992
Theology And The Option For The Poor written by John O'Brien and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Religion categories.
On The Side Of The Poor
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Author : Gustavo Gutierrez, Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Muller
language : en
Publisher: Orbis Books
Release Date : 2015-03-01
On The Side Of The Poor written by Gustavo Gutierrez, Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Muller and has been published by Orbis Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-03-01 with Religion categories.
Option For The Poor And For The Earth Catholic Social Teaching
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Author : Donal Dorr
language : en
Publisher: Orbis Books
Release Date : 2012
Option For The Poor And For The Earth Catholic Social Teaching written by Donal Dorr and has been published by Orbis Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Christian sociology categories.
Opting For The Margins
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Author : Jeorg Rieger
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2003-09-11
Opting For The Margins written by Jeorg Rieger and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-09-11 with Religion categories.
Ideas like the "preferential option for the poor"-arguing that people marginalized by the economy have a claim to "special consideration"-have been among the most significant insights in twentieth-century Christian theology. Arising out of various theologies of liberation, options for the poor and for people at the margins of society have provided major new impulses for biblical studies, systematic theology, church history, ecclesial practice, and the academic study of religion. Opting for the margins continues to be an important issue at a time when the gap between rich and poor is growing at an alarming rate both in the United States and in many other parts of the world, and when other gaps (based, for example, on differences in gender or race) continue to linger. Recently, however, options for the margins have been challenged by postmodern shifts in intellectual, social, political, and economic realities that often replace preferential options with other emphases, such as general concerns for pluralism, otherness, and difference. Options for the margins are therefore (at best) reduced to the special interests of certain minority groups, or (at worst) rejected as antiquated and irrelevant for the twenty-first century. The essays in this volume show how some forms of postmodern thought and theology can mask patterns of oppression and provide an excuse for deafness to voices from the margins. The authors, writing from a wide variety of national, ethnic, and theological perspectives, seek to revive the preferential option for the poor for the postmodern world, showing how options for the margins can engage postmodernity in new ways and break new ground in religious, theological, and ethical, as well as social, political, and economic thinking. The essays connect philosophical and theological arguments to the concrete realities of the postmodern world and to uncover new sources of energy in the life and death struggles of people across the globe.
Von Balthasar The Option For The Poor
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Author : Todd Walatka
language : en
Publisher: CUA Press
Release Date : 2017
Von Balthasar The Option For The Poor written by Todd Walatka and has been published by CUA Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with Performing Arts categories.
Hans Urs von Balthasar’s vast corpus of theological, philosophical, literary, and pastoral writings remains one of the most impressive achievements in 20th century thought. In light of liberation theology and now the papacy of Francis, however, a theological affirmation of the option for the poor remains dangerously weak in Balthasar’s corpus. Von Balthasar and the Option for the Poor offers a sympathetic reforming of Balthasar’s account of the drama of salvation – what he calls “theodramatics” – in response to this weakness.
No Salvation Outside The Poor
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Author : Jon Sobrino
language : en
Publisher: Orbis Books
Release Date : 2015-02-25
No Salvation Outside The Poor written by Jon Sobrino and has been published by Orbis Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-02-25 with Religion categories.
The Bible The Church And The Poor
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Author : Jorge V. Pixley
language : en
Publisher: Continuum
Release Date : 1989
The Bible The Church And The Poor written by Jorge V. Pixley and has been published by Continuum this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with Bible categories.