First published in 1969, Black Theology and Black Power provided the first systematic presentation of Black Theology, while also introducing the voice of an African American theologian who would shake
A study of the necessity and availability of a supply of fresh water from the perspective of Christian ethics, this revised edition includes new data and updates on social developments related to wate
A type of liberation theology, "theology of the people" emphasizes respect for the culture and popular religious expressions of the poor. This book by a Latin American theologian offers an overview of
Many people of faith have identified the election of Donald Trump as a confessional crisis—a moment that calls into question the deepest meaning of our religious claims and values. This book gathers r
Melanie Harris argues that African American women make unique contributions to the environmental justice movement in the ways that they theologize, theorize, practice spiritual activism, and come into
Scholarly essays on the relationship between Christianity and the natural world. What is “tamed”? What is “wild”? What actually counts as “God’s Creation”?
This English-language second part of the first volume of Raimon Panikkar’s Opera Omnia follows Part 1’s treatment of mysticism, “the supreme experience of reality,” with Panikkar’s insights into spiri
One of five Jesuit priests murdered by a right-wing death squad in San Salvador in November 1989, Ellacuria was a leading figure in the liberation theology movement. Here are 12 of his essays on the r
This book calls for reconciliation in society that is radical, that goes to the roots. Too many initiatives for reconciliation, fail to remove the weeds of injustice at the roots, and thus stop short
These eleven essays originally delivered as the annual Louis J. Luzbetak Lectures at the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago focus on the relationship between mission and culture. The authors includ
A new generation of feminist theologians from Africa, Asia, Oceania, and Latin America is responding to their changing world with critical theological insights and social analyses. This new reader, i
De La Torre (Christian ethics, Iliff School of Theology, Denver) explores the multitude of reasons that people tear out their native roots, abandoning their family or delivering them into danger, to c
Thomas Merton, Mother Teresa, Oscar Romero, Dorothy Day, and Mohendas Gandhi are among the 12 mystics, prophets or social activists whose selected writings on Christian contemplation are presented. Th
Rynne (peace studies, Marquette U.) finds in the life of Gandhi inspiration and understanding about the life and teachings of Jesus. He shares his insights with others, in the context of contemporary
These essays, by one of the foremost U.S. Latino theologians, offer far-ranging insights on the relation between theology and culture. In chapters ranging from the construction of an intercultural th
