Overview

Jon Sobrino’s latest book takes its starting point from tragedy and violence: a devastating earthquake in El Salvador, the terrorist attacks of September 11, and the subsequent bombing of Afghanistan. The topic of suffering and death has traditionally raised questions about the nature and existence of God. But for Sobrino the primary question is addressed to ourselves: Who are we human beings? What does it mean to be human in a world of inequality, injustice, and barbarism? In examining the cruelty of history from the standpoint of the victims Sobrino finds a challenge not just to find meaning, but to answer a call to personal conversion, structural change, compassion, and solidarity. Ultimately, Christian faith finds hope in the cross—a cross borne not only by Christ, but by Romero, Gandhi, Martin Luther King, and the poor: “Because of that hope, no matter how hard it is to live through catastrophes, terrorism and barbarity, we cannot rule out the possibility of resurrection.”

ISBN-13

9781570755668

ISBN-10

1570755663

Weight

0.60 Pounds

Dimensions

6.00 x 0.46 x 9.00 In

List Price

$26.00

Format

Paperback

Pages

224 pages

Publisher

Orbis Books

Published On

2004-11-01



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