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The Ground Beneath the Cross: The Theology of Ignacio Ellacuría(Moral Traditions series)

The Ground Beneath the Cross: The Theology of Ignacio Ellacuría(Moral Traditions series)


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This book is the first comprehensive analysis of the thought of Ignacio Ellacuria, the Jesuit philosopher-theologian martyred for his work on behalf of Latin America's oppressed people. While serving as president of the Jesuit-run University of Central America in the midst of El Salvador's brutal civil war, Ellacuria was also a prolific writer. His advocacy on behalf of the country's persecuted majority provoked the enmity of the Salvadoran political establishment. On November 16, 1989, members of the Salvadoran military entered the university's campus and murdered Ellacuria, along with five other Jesuit priests and two women. Kevin F. Burke, SJ, shows why Ellacuria is significant not only as a martyr but also as a theologian. Ellacuria effectively integrated philosophy, history, anthropology, and sociopolitical analysis into his theological reflections on salvation, spirituality, and the church to create an original contribution to liberation theology. Ellacuria's writings directly address one of the most vexing issues in theology today: Can theologians account for the demands arising from both the particularity of their various social-historical situations and also the universal claims of Christian revelation? Burke explains how Ellacuria bases theology in a philosophy of historical reality - the "ground beneath the cross" - and interprets the suffering of "the crucified people" in the light of Jesus' crucifixion. Ellacuria thus inserts the theological realities of salvation and transcendence squarely within the course of human events, and he connects these to the Christian mandate to "take the crucified people down from their crosses". Placing Ellacuria's thought in the context of historical trends within the Roman Catholic Church, particularly Vatican II and the rise of liberation theology in Latin America, Burke argues that Ellacuria makes a distinctive contribution to contemporary Catholic theology.

Table of Contents:
Preface Introduction: Theology at the Dawn of the Twenty-First Century 1. The Martyr as Theologian 2. Philosophy of Historical Reality 3. The Human in Historical Reality 4. Foundations of Theological Method 5. Operations of Theological Method 6. Salvation in History 7. The Cross and the Church Conclusion: The Ground Beneath Theology

About the Author :
Kevin F. Burke, SJ, is acting president and associate professor of systematic theology at the Weston Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley.

Review :
A thoroughly researched, carefully presented and truly 'living' discussion of [Ellacuria's] work. Burke advances Ellacuria's theology, even as he is presenting it. Himself clearly moved by 'compassionate reason,' Burke offers us hope that this crucially important lineage of liberative reflection and praxis will continue. Modern Theology A fine comprehensive introduction to the theology of Ignacio Ellacuria ... richly rewarding. Theological Studies The Ground Beneath the Cross is a densely, if carefully, argued and learned book. It should stand the test of time as the standard exposition, in English, of the theology of Ignacio Ellacuria. Journal of Hispanic-Latino Theology


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780878407613
  • Publisher: Georgetown University Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Georgetown University Press
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 264
  • Returnable: 01
  • Sub Title: The Theology of Ignacio Ellacuría
  • Width: 152 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0878407618
  • Publisher Date: 04 Feb 2000
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: 01
  • Series Title: Moral Traditions series
  • Weight: 594 gr


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