“Tackling one of theology’s most important yet controversial issues, Groody and Gutiérrez ensure that the option for the poor remains a framework for living a Christian life.” —U.S. Catholic
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 our time. 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. Daniel G. Groody and Gustavo Gutiérrez have gathered a diverse group of scholars and practitioners to explore how each of their academic fields can help us understand the ramifications of the option for the poor in the context of global poverty.
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.
Daniel G. Groody, C.S.C., is associate professor of theology at the University of Notre Dame.
Gustavo Gutiérrez, O.P., is the John Cardinal O’Hara Professor of Theology at the University of Notre Dame.
Contributors: José O. Aylwin, Patricio A. Aylwin, Mary Beckman, Matt Bloom, Javier María Iguíñiz Echeverría, Georges Enderle, Stephen M. Fallon, Paul Farmer, Daniel G. Groody, Gustavo Gutiérrez, Pat Maloney, Sr., Mary J. Miller, F. Clark Power, Robert E. Rodes, Jr., Stephen Bede Scharper, Kristin Shrader-Frechette, Gerard Thomas Straub.
The Preferential Option for the Poor beyond Theology
Edited by Daniel G. Groody and Gustavo Gutiérrez
Publication Date: November 29, 2013
ISBN: 978-0-268-02986-9 / Paperback $30.00
ISBN: 978-0-268-08076-1 / Ebook Perpetual Ownership, $21.00; Ebook 30-day Ownership, $7.00
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