The Ground Beneath the Cross
Subtitle: The Theology of Ignacio Ellacuria
Publisher: Georgetown University Press
Published: March 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 244
ISBN-13: 9780878407613
Subjects: Christian liberation theology; Religion; Individual Theologians And Their Works (General); Roman Catholic Church; Religion - Catholicism; Religion - Classic Works; Christian Theology - Catholic; Christianity - Theology - General; Christian Theology - General; Christianity - Catholic; Ellacuria, Ignacio; Ellacurâia, Ignacio; Christianity - Catholicism
First sentence: Ignacio Ellacuria was born on November 9, 1930, in the Basque town of Portugalete near Bilbao.
Description: "This book is the first comprehensive analysis in English of the thought of Ignacio Ellacuria, Jesuit and theologian martyred for his work on behalf of Latin America's oppressed." "Burke places Ellacuria's thought within the context of changes within the Roman Catholic Church and other historical trends, particularly Vatican II and the rise of liberation theology in Latin America."--BOOK JACKET.