Salvador Witness
Subtitle: The Life And Calling of Jean Donovan
Publisher: Orbis Books
Published: September 30, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 290
ISBN-13: 9781570756047
Subjects: Biography: general; Christian mission & evangelism; Latin America - Central America; Biography & Autobiography; Biography / Autobiography; Biography/Autobiography; El Salvador; Religious; Women; Biography; Missionaries; United States
First sentence: FATHER PAUL SCHINDLER, PASTOR OF THE PARISH OF La Libertad and head of the mission team of the Cleveland diocese in El Salvador, saw no reason to be concerned when two of his American missionaries, Dorothy Kazel and Jean Donovan, did not return to their home base on the night of December 2, 1980.
Description: Salvador Witness recounts a remarkable journey from the affluent suburbs of Connecticut to the jungles and refugee camps of El Salvador. The murder of Jean Donovan and her fellow churchwomen by Salvadoran troops in 1980 made headlines around the world. This book tells the story behind that event but also the story of a young woman, her growth, bravery, and humanity--and the price she was willing to pay for them.
Table of contents: title: Preface to the Anniversary Edition; title: Prologue; label: CHAPTER I
title: "Missing Today in El Salvador..." Tuesday, December 2, 1980; label: CHAPTER II
title: Growing Up American 1953-1972; label: CHAPTER III
title: The Road to Salvador 1972-1979; title: PHOTOS; label: CHAPTER IV
title: This Ghost of South America; label: CHAPTER V
title: A Perfect Time to Be Here; label: CHAPTER VI
title: The Last Chance; label: CHAPTER VII
title: The Blood-Dimmed Tide; label: CHAPTER VIII
title: Diary of a Nightmare; title: Part I: April-July 1980; title: Part II: July-September 1980; label: CHAPTER IX
title: Last Trip Home; label: CHAPTER X
title: The Return; label: CHAPTER XI
title: They Were Subversives; label: CHAPTER XII
title: A Bitchy Day; label: Epilogue
title: The Meaning of El Salvador; title: Acknowledgements