Love That Produces Hope: The Thought of Ignacio Ellacuria - Tapa blanda

This significant work serves as an initial introduction for the English-speaking world to liberation theology's early martyr. Comprehensive, balanced and challenging. The editors, Lasalle-Klein and Burke complete the title by appending an exhaustive bibliography of Ellacuria's publications. This title is recommended for theological collections. Catholic Library World As the inaugural holder of the Ignadcio Ellacuria Chair in Catholic Social Thought, I am thrilled to read Love That Produces Hope. At long last, the Jesuit martyr of El Salvador's philosophical and theological thought is now available to English-speaking readers. Robert Lassalle-Klein and Kevin Burke are to be congratulated for having assembled the best interpreters to help us understand Ellacuria's life, work, and thought. Their essays on the sources and reception of Ellacuria's thought are uniformly informative, insightful, and challenging. The bibliography is an indispensable resource for future studies. I strongly recommend the book for any course on Latin American liberation theology.Dr. Peter C. Phan Georgetown University Washington, D.C. This is a rich collection of essays . . . Each author brings his or her valuable insights to the discussion of Ignacio Ellacuria's philosophical and theological work.Signs of the Times in the Americas . . . this is in an outstanding collection of essays.Theological Studies In Love That Produces Hope, Kevin Burke and Robert Lassalle-Klein introduce the reader to Ellacuria through a collection of rich essays, including some authored by the most prominent names in liberation theology and political theology. This collection of essays is particularly valuable for the English-speaking world since there is relatively little written by or about Ellacuria that is available in English. In addition, the comprehensive bibliography is a great asset for anyone wanting to encounter the thought of Ellacuria through primary sources.Catholic Studies

Father Ignacio Ellacuria, SJ, president of the University of Central America, leading Latin American philosopher and liberation theologian, was assassinated with five Jesuit companions and two women on November 16, 1989. Love That Produces Hope bring together leading authorities on key aspects of Ellacuria's thought. His biography and writings embody late twentieth century transformations and tensions that reshaped the life of the Catholic Church among the "crucified peoples" of Central America.