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The Preferential Option for the Poor beyond Theology draws on an interdisciplinary group of contributors to explore how to practice a commitment to the preferential option for the poor.

This volume draws on the thought of leading international scholars and explores how the Christian tradition can help us understand the theological foundations for the option for the poor.

RELIGION / Christian Theology / Liberation RELIGION / Christianity / Catholic SOCIAL SCIENCE / Emigration & Immigration US $36.00 Cover design by: Marco Gallo Cover photo credit: During the sign of peace at a bi-national Mass along the US-Mexico border, a girl from Mexico and a person in the United States touch hands with each other through the border fence. "Mexico-U.S. Border Prayer, " copyright (c) AFP 2022, by Herika Martinez [Orbis Logo] ...

Since the 1973 publication of Gustavo Gutiérrez's groundbreaking work A Theology of Liberation, liberation theology's central premise of the preferential option for the poor has become one of the most important yet controversial theological themes of the twentieth century. As the situation for many of the world's poor worsens, it becomes ever more important to ensure that the option for the poor remains not only a vibrant theological concept b...

These selectionis from his prolific writings highlight the deeply spiritual dimension of his work: the encounter with god, the response to suffering, the spirit of contemplation, and the maning of discipleship.

This is a powerful, first-hand account of a religious ministry that reaches out to console, heal, and build the lives of poor and desperate immigrants who come to the United States in search of a better life.

Since the publication of Gustavo Gutierrez's 1973 groundbreaking work, "A Theology of Liberation, " much has been written on liberation theology and its central premise of the preferential option for the poor. Arguably, this has been one of the most important yet controversial theological themes of the twentieth century. As globalization creates greater gaps between the rich and the poor, and as the situation for many of the world s poor worse...

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A theological reading of globalization and a global reading of theology.