Bearing the weight of salvation
Subtitle: the soteriology of Ignacio Ellacuria
By: Michael E. Lee ; foreword by Gustavo Gutierrez.
Publisher: Crossroad Pub. Co.
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 237
ISBN-13: 9780824524210
Subjects: Ellacuría, Ignacio; Salvation -- Catholic Church; Liberation theology; Christian sociology -- Catholic Church
Notes: "A Herder & Herder book."

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Liberation theology : a soteriological debate; title: Liberation theology as soteriology; title: Salvation-liberation; title: Preferential option for the poor; title: The centrality of praxis; title: The Vatican's caution : reducing the kingdom; title: The International Theological Commission; title: Joseph Ratzinger and the congregation for the doctrine of the faith (CDF); title: The development of a liberation theologian; title: Early formation : from the Basque Country to El Salvador; title: Immersion in El Salvador; title: Negotiating a peace; title: Ellacuría enters the debate : a preliminary defense of liberation theology; title: Salvation and the church of the poor; title: A theological-pastoral response; title: A way forward for liberation theology; title: Principle and foundation of Ellacuría's soteriology; title: The human person-reality animal; title: Sentient intelligence : humanity immersed in reality; title: Apprehending and engaging reality; title: God transcendent "in" history; title: The theologal dimension of reality; title: Participating in the Trinitarian life of God; title: The historical reality of sin and evil needing salvation; title: Reality and grace in history; title: Sin : personal and social disfiguring of God's presence in history; title: Locus Salvificus : Jesus crucified and the crucified people; title: The historical Jesus of the Gospels; title: The sociopolitical dimension of Jesus' messianic ministry; title: Why did Jesus die vs. why was Jesus killed?; title: The crucified people as principle of salvation; title: The poor as theological locus; title: Bearing the weight of the sin of the world; title: Suffering servants : Jesus and the crucified people; title: The reign of God; title: Characteristics of the reign; title: Utopia and prophetic activity; title: Ecclesial praxis as real discipleship; title: Praxis in Ellacuría's philosophy; title: Praxis within the dynamisms of historical reality; title: Theoretical moment of praxis; title: Ecclesial praxis; title: Church as sign or sacrament of salvation; title: Following Jesus and carrying forward his mission; title: Personal spirituality; title: Spirituality as making the spirit present in history; title: Contemplation; title: In action for justice; title: Romero as exemplar of Christian discipleship; title: Transforming realities and contesting orthodoxies; title: The challenge of radical orthodoxy; title: Trapped in secular reason; title: The refusal to cease suffering; title: Eucharistic performance; title: Seeds for a radical response; title: Escaping the non-secular trap; title: Forgiveness and justice; title: The church's practice; title: Conclusion: A martyr's theological legacy.