1.26.2008

No Salvation Outside the Poor

a new book in the mail today...

books by this pioneer of the liberation theology movement contain statements that are “either erroneous or dangerous,” according to a formal Vatican notification, “and may cause harm to the faithful.”

sounds like a good read

Jesuit theologian Jon Sobrino has this to say about his new collection of essays No Salvation Outside the Poor: Prophetic-Utopian Essays

"The third chapter gives the book it's title: Extra pauperes nulla salus (No Salvation Outside the Poor). This is new, scandalous, and of course countercultural. The reader is left to judge whether it is rational or reasonable. For me, writing about it is always perplexing and discomforting. But I also hope that others will criticize, improve, and complete the task. Anyway I shall keep the title as a wake-up call, to take absolutely seriously the helplessness of our world and seeds of salvation - often ignored, misunderstood, and unappreciated - that are to be found on the underside of history."



2 comments:

Anonymous said...

can i read when you're done?

Anonymous said...

Are you going to Brueggemann? Car pool?

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