The Violence of Love By Oscar Romero Foreword by Henri Nouwen Stars on Goodreads Read Reviews. Three short years transformed Romero from a defender of the status quo into one of the church’s most outspoken voices of the bltadwin.ruted Reading Time: 1 min. He says that no Christian has a right to live in comfort if he sees someone suffering. That any Christian suffering must pray for and love their enemies. This book is radical in its simplicity, in its clarity, in its gentleness, and in its absolute conviction. Tragically, Romero was killed in for trying to live out the commands of bltadwin.ru by: THE VIOLENCE we preach is not the violence of the sword, the violence of hatred. It is the violence of love, of brotherhood, the violence that wills to beat weapons into sickles for work. oscar romero, novem.
The Violence of Love. Oscar A. Romero. Oscar Romero son ya parte del legado espiritual de una Iglesia que predica el Reino y que apuesta por los pobres y desheredados de la tierra. --Juan Bosch, O.P., Facultad de Teología "San Vicente Ferrer", Valencia About the Author. Three Short Years transformed Archbishop Oscar Romero from a conservative defender of the status quo into one of the church's most outspoken voices on behalf of the oppressed. Though silenced by an assassin's bullet, his spirit -- and the vital challenge of his life -- lives on. Book jacket. Pope: Oscar Romero was a martyr who fought violence with love Archbishop Oscaro Romero with young people in El Salvador in this undated file photo. Photo courtesy of Arzobispado de San Salvador.
The Violence of Love is a selection of his homilies during his tenure as Archbishop of El Salvador, which, at the time, was in the throes of violent civil war. The general populace (Romero's congregation) was caught between the fear campaigns of the ruling oligarch Read this for the first time last year, and it utterly changed my conception of what Christianity is. The violence of love is a collection of extracts from Romero's homilies, letters, and articles. Each of these passages gives insight into the mind and heart of the man behind them. They show a man not afraid to expose his weakness, a man whose tremendous faith and hope call us to repentance and renewal. He says that no Christian has a right to live in comfort if he sees someone suffering. That any Christian suffering must pray for and love their enemies. This book is radical in its simplicity, in its clarity, in its gentleness, and in its absolute conviction. Tragically, Romero was killed in for trying to live out the commands of Christ.
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