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Leonardo Boff
"Boff argues that the essential foundation of Jesus's identity and mission comes from his intimate identification with God"--
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Luis Fabiano Canatta
The aim of this work is to take a theological approach to the ecological crisis denoting the ecosystemic imbalance of Planet Earth and humanity. To this end, it will follow…
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Seeks to explain the phenomenon of fundamentalism, and to identify its causes and possible solutions. This work concentrates on Islamic extremism, as well as the other forms of fundamentalism found…
‘Liberating Grace’ is an important book on God’s presence to human life that relates the new liberationist perspective to the best of the great theological tradition. The author unfolds the…
Translation of: Igreja, carisma e poder.
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This classic work of liberation theology explores the meaning of the Cross, both as it has been interpreted in the past and how it should be interpreted in the context…
Brazilian theologian Leonardo Boff, a pioneer of liberation theology, reviews the major themes of his work, including God, Christ, Ecology, Ethics, and Spirituality –
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Takes a look at St Francis and his significance for contemporary spirituality and church. This work examines Francis’ ecological consciousness, his nonviolence, his dialogue with other faiths and his vision…
An action plan, based on Chrisitanity, to study and understand the challenges and ramifications of the global ecological crisi. Known as one of the major liberation theologians, Leonardo Boff has…
In choosing his name, Pope Francis was indicating an agenda, a vision, and a sense of mission. Saint Francis, the most universally beloved saint, reformed the church by imitating Christ…
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This work deals with the basic questions that are tackled by liberation theology - oppression, violence, domination and marginalization. It then goes on to show how the Christian faith can…
Who is Jesus Christ for us today? By what names do we call him? Just as the early Christians developed different names for Jesus, so too must we discover the…
The Brazilian theologians noted work on the phenomenon of BCCs: small communities of the faithful who study, theologize, and work together for the kingdom of God. Boff explains how the…
Looking at the whole of the biblical and historical traditions concerning the doctrines of Christ and the Trinity, this book surveys the main biblical and patristic evidence for the Christian…
Lord, make me an instrument of your peace.Where there is hatred let me sow love,
Where there is injury, pardon …
For it is in giving that we receive,
It…
For over fifty years and in more than sixty books, Leonardo Boff has explored the mysteries of the Christian message. In this short work he sets out to describe the…
Clair Linzey (Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics, UK)
This book offers an up-to-date examination of the nature and development of animal theology. It considers what animal theology is and how it challenges, and is challenged by, liberation and…
Complementing The Imitation of Christ, Thomas a Kempis’s devotional classic of the 15th Century, with a message that speaks to our own time, Boff sets out a manual based on…
Mark Hathaway,Leonardo Boff
Drawing on insights from quantum physics, deep ecology, and the new cosmology, they articulate a new vision of liberating action. Hathaway and Boff lay out a path of spiritual renewal…
Theology has two eyes. One looks back toward the past, where salvation broke in; the other looks toward the present, where salvation becomes reality here and now.
This Way of…
Leonardo Boff,Alexandre Guilherme
In ‘Global Civilisation’ Boff presents a philosophical and theological enquiry into all aspects of globalization - from market forces to politics, military force, technology and science, communication and spirituality.
Cry of the Earth, Cry of the Poor represents Leonardo Boff’s most systematic effort to date to link the spirit of liberation theology with the urgent challenge of ecology. Focusing…
In Saint Joseph Leonardo Boff seeks to provide a vigorous critique and theological analysis of Saint Joseph and in so doing attempts to undo historical misconceptions, misunderstandings, and cliches that…
Virtues are values underlying human practices. We are at the dawn of a new era, an era of global ethics requiring some core virtues. These core virtues are hospitality, co-living…
In a series of clear, short chapters, Leonardo Boff unpacks the mysteries of Trinitarian faith, showing why it makes a difference to believe that God is communion rather than solitude…
L'attuale situazione mondiale presenta una serie di crisi che mettono a rischio la continuita della nostra civilta e perfino la sussistenza della vita sul pianeta. Tutti speriamo che i dolori…
Ilia Delio,Leonardo Boff
Ilia Delio makes fascinating sense of the universe, beginning with the story of cosmic evolution, coursing through the meaning of God in evolution and the emergence of Christ, and concluding…
Concilium has long been a household-name for cutting-edge critical and constructive theological thinking. Past contributors include leading Catholic scholars such as Hans Kueng, Gregory Baum and Edward Schillebeeckx, and the…
A major voice in liberation theology and once silenced for a year by the pope for his outspoken views, Leonardo Boff here presents a collection of his controversial essays attacking…
Why the furor over this book? Why was Church: Charism and Power the subject of a Vatican inquiry? The reason, ironically enough, has little to do with its alleged use…
Concilium has long been a household-name for cutting-edge critical and constructive theological thinking. Past contributors include leading Catholic scholars such as Hans Kung, Gregory Baum and Edward Schillebeeckx, and the…
Nadja Weigel
Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2009 im Fachbereich Theologie - Historische Theologie, Kirchengeschichte, Note: 1,3, Universitat Leipzig, Veranstaltung: Zur Rolle der Kirche in der Geschichte Lateinamerikas , Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Einleitung…
Irreplaceable as a reference to where Catholic theology is at any given moment, Concilium maps the state of the most pressing questions with solid contributions from leading theologians and cutting…
Virgilio P. Elizondo
Editorial. Ecology and poverty : cry of the earth, cry of the poor / Leonardo Boff and Virgil Elizondo – I. Some problems. The present socio-economic system as a cause…
How a people’s Christian community is structured and how it functions / Uriel Molina Oliu – Church of the poor within the popular movement / Pablo Richard – People of…
Donald E. Waltermire
This book examines the major christological elements in the theologies of Boff and Sobrino. The author analyzes the modern theological roots of liberation in Latin America from both a historical…
John Hart,Leonardo Boff,Thomas Berry
Increase in awareness of environmental issues has led to the intersection of religion and environment. This work presents a unique way of looking at this topic by relating the Christian…
Anselm Grun,Leonardo Boff
Two leading theological and spiritual writers, one from Germany and the other from Brazil, exchange reflections on the nature and presence of God. While Anselm Grun puts more emphasis on…
Stephanie Hartmann
Anhand der beiden trinitatstheologischen Entwurfe von Jurgen Moltmann und Leonardo Boff wird untersucht, inwieweit auf der Grundlage der Trinitatslehre sozialkritische Aussagen moglich sind. Es zeigt sich ein hoher Grad an…
Claus Schwambach
Revised thesis (doctoral)-Universiteat, Erlangen-Neurnberg, 2001/2002.
Rudolf von Sinner
Rudolf von Sinner untersucht die spezifische Bearbeitung der christlichen Lehre von der Dreieinigkeit Gottes durch zwei zeitgenoessische, roemisch-katholische Theologen aus sehr unterschiedlichen Kontexten. Die trinitarische Theologie Leonardo Boffs und Raimon…
