The gospel of César Chávez
Subtitle: my faith in action
By: Mario T. García.
Series: Celebrating faith
Publisher: Sheed & Ward; Distributed by National Book Network
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Lanham
Language: eng
Number of pages: 145
ISBN-13: 9781580512237
Subjects: Chavez, Cesar, -- 1927- -- Religion; Liberation theology; Mexican Americans -- Religion; Latin Americans -- Religion; Latin America -- Religious life and customs
Description: Once asked to explain how he had sustained himself over so many years of struggle, César Chávez responded: "I don't think I could base my will to struggle on cold economics or some political doctrine. For me, the base must be faith." In evaluating the life and struggles of César Chávez, one of the most recognized Latino leaders in the United States and the first labor leader to successfully organize and unionize U.S. farm workers, many historians, journalists, and other writers have largely missed one significant factor of his life--his faith and deep spirituality. The Gospel of César Chávez uses the prolific leader's own words to express his profound faith and the way it shaped his life and leadership. (Publisher).
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Abuelita or grandmother theology; title: Power of faith; title: Human dignity; title: On the poor; title: Self sacrifice; title: Nonviolence; title: Social justice; title: Pilgrimage; title: Fasting; title: On Gandhi; title: On love; title: On truth; title: On Our Lady of Guadalupe; title: On prayer and meditation; title: On the spirituality of anti-racism; title: On ecumenism and brotherhood; title: On humility, the spirituality of non-discrimination and death.