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Luke Foster
How can we speak of God as Father in a world that is inhumane? While many engagements with Gutierrez's theology centre on such themes as the option for the poor…
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Robert McAfee Brown
Here is a definitive introduction to liberation theology through the life and work of its most significant proponent, Gustavo Gutierrez. Robert McAfee Brown draws extensively on Gutierrez’s own writings (some…
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Gustavo Gutierrez
This book offers a selection of representative texts which should enable readers to perceive the whole breadth and depth of Gutierrez’s challenge to late twentieth-century Christians.
James B. Nickoloff
Part of The Making of Modern Theology series, this thorough introduction includes, in one volume, the whole range of Gutierrez’s thought–biblical, theological, methodological, and historical. This work also features a…
These selectionis from his prolific writings highlight the deeply spiritual dimension of his work: the encounter with god, the response to suffering, the spirit of contemplation, and the maning of…
Selections from the major works of the Peruvian theologian introduces readers to the work of a great modern Christian thinker who has permanently altered Christian theology through his advocacy of…
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Marthe Hesselmans,Jonathan Teubner
Gutierrez’s 1971 book provides an inspiring argument as to how Christians and the Roman Catholic Church should support the poor. The Catholic Church had traditionally seen itself as politically neutral…
Gustavo A Gutierrez
La nocion conquistador-conquistado es la idea principal que recorre los cinco capitulos de este libro, idea que esta contenida en el siguiente silogismo: siendo que Nicaragua es producto de la…
A selection of the most important writings of Gustavo Gutierrez, one of the founders of liberation theology.
My desire is that this book may help readers to know more fully the God of biblical revelation and, as a result, to proclaim God as the God of life…
Gustavo Gutierrez, the doyen of the Latin American liberation theologians, published his landmark ‘A Theology of Liberation’ in English in 1973. In ‘The Power of the Poor in History’ he…
In this passionate work, the pioneering author of ‘A Theology of Liberation’ delves into the life, thought, and contemporary meaning of Bartolome de Las Casas, sixteenth-century Dominican priest, prophet, and…
Revealing the scriptures as they unfold through the liturgical year, this text covers all three cycles, A, B and C. It offers reflections on each of the Sunday lectionary readings…
Part One includes reflections on Pope John Paul II’s encyclical on work as well as an overview of a century of Catholic social teaching in relation to the option for…
The publication of the first edition in 1984 was a significant event in the development of liberation theology.
In 1988, many of the world’s leading theologians gathered at Maryknoll to honor Gustavo Gutierrez, the father of liberation theology. The occasion marked the twentieth anniversary of the Medellin conference…
Marc H. Ellis
Turmoil still grips the Middle East and fear now paralyzes post-9/11 America. The comforts and challenges of this book are thus as timely as when first published in 1987. With…
Simon C. Kim
The theological reflections of Virgilio Elizondo and Gustavo Gutirrez are examples of the ecclesial fruitfulness of the second half of the twentieth century. Following the directives of Pope John XXIII…
Simon C Kim
The theological reflections of Virgilio Elizondo and Gustavo Gutierrez are examples of the ecclesial fruitfulness of the second half of the twentieth century. Following the directives of Pope John XXIII…
Health-Promoting Food Ingredients in Food Processing presents a comprehensive science-based approach covering the latest naturally occurring bioactive compounds in seeds, dietary fiber, proteins, fermented bio-compounds, agro-industrial waste by-products, and lactic…
Essays by the renowned Peruvian theologian on theology and method, christology and ecclesiology, and religion and the social sciences.
This is the credo and seminal text of the movement which was later characterized as liberation theology. This powerful, compassionate and radical book attracted criticism for daring to mix politics…
This book reflects intersection between the lives, commitments, and strategies of two highly respected figures Dr. Paul Farmer and Fr. Gustavo Gutierrez joined in their option for the poor, their…
Alexander Nava
Brings together the thought of liberation theologian Gustavo Gutierrez and Christian philosopher Simone Weil to present a unique vision that can speak of both the reality of suffering and the…
Carlos Luy Montejo
Die Armut ist ein Thema des Evangeliums und eine Herausforderung, die in der Geschichte der Kirche immer prasent war. In diesem Zusammenhang untersucht die Publikation das Thema der Armut und…
The Latin American liberation theologian’s profound reading of the book of Job.
William M. Ramsay
Four Mordern Prophets explores the life and thought of four twentieth-century Christian leaders who epitomize the struggle for freedom and justice. William Ramsay summarizes the work of these four modern…
Michael E. Lee
Exploring the nature of Christian salvation, known as soteriology, and its relation to Christian action, this insightful account thoroughly discusses theologian and martyr Ignacio Ellacuria’s perspectives on the character of…
Daniel P. Castillo
What is the relationship between salvation, human liberation, and care for creation? Extending the ideas presented in Gustavo Gutierrez’s A Theology of Liberation, Daniel Castillo embraces a green liberation theology…
Gustavo Gutierrez,Gerhard Ludwig Muller
In my judgment, the ecclesial and theological movement that began after the Second Vatican Council in Latin America under the name ‘liberation theology, … is one of the most significant…
Translation of: Teologaia de la liberaciao.
Gustavo F. Gutierrez-Lopez,Gustavo F. Gutierrez-Lopez
Presents a discussion of interactions of food science and biotechnology at the molecular and industrial levels. This book describes various methods for preserving food and biological materials. It stresses various…
The Preferential Option for the Poor beyond Theology draws on an interdisciplinary group of contributors to explore how to practice a commitment to the preferential option for the poor.
Pluralism and the dignity of theology / Peter Eicher – Theology in the modern age, and before its end / Johann-Baptist Metz – Conditions and criteria for authentic inter-cultural theological…
Daniel G. Groody
This is a powerful, first-hand account of a religious ministry that reaches out to console, heal, and build the lives of poor and desperate immigrants who come to the United…
Nanoscience and nanotechnology have had a great impact on the food industry. They have increased the nutritional and functional properties of a number of food products and have aided in…
Advances in Heat Transfer Unit Operations: Baking and Freezing in Bread Making explains the latest understanding of heat transfer phenomena involved in the baking and freezing of bread and describes…
This book presents a significant and up-to-date review of various integrated approaches to food engineering. This book is mainly directed to academics, and to undergraduate and postgraduate students in food…
Gustavo Fidel Gutierrez Lopez
The attention and direction of food science has been shifting in recent years from food safety and food flavour research to functional foods and nutraceuticals – foods that convey healthy…
