The Option for Nonviolence in Latin American Liberation Theology: The Case of Archbishop Oscar A. Romero
This paper examines Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero’s understanding of and response to violence during his episcopal ministry. It proposes that Romero’s ministry draws from and brings closer together two apparently disparate approaches that Christians have enlisted across history in response to v...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing
2022
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International journal of Latin American religions
Year: 2022, Volume: 6, Issue: 1, Pages: 98-112 |
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Romero, Oscar A., Saint 1917-1980
/ ElSalvador
/ Non-violence
/ Liberation theology
/ History 1975-1980
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| IxTheo Classification: | CG Christianity and Politics CH Christianity and Society FD Contextual theology KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history KBR Latin America KDB Roman Catholic Church NCC Social ethics RB Church office; congregation SA Church law; state-church law |
| Further subjects: | B
Theology
B ElSalvador B Violence B Peace B Nonviolence B Liberation B Romero |
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| Summary: | This paper examines Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero’s understanding of and response to violence during his episcopal ministry. It proposes that Romero’s ministry draws from and brings closer together two apparently disparate approaches that Christians have enlisted across history in response to violence: the pacifist and just war traditions. The paper is divided into three main parts. Locating Oscar Romero within the Latin American liberation theology tradition, it begins with a brief examination of the overall response of this movement towards violence. Next, it turns to the Salvadoran context within which Romero conducted his ministry. The third and final section turns to Romero’s teaching on violence as presented in his pastoral letters and homilies. |
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| ISSN: | 2509-9965 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: International journal of Latin American religions
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/s41603-022-00167-5 |