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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1. VerfasserIn: Valiente, O. Ernesto (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Springer International Publishing 2022
In: International journal of Latin American religions
Jahr: 2022, Band: 6, Heft: 1, Seiten: 98-112
normierte Schlagwort(-folgen):B Romero, Oscar A., Heiliger 1917-1980 / El Salvador / Gewaltlosigkeit / Theologie der Befreiung / Geschichte 1975-1980
IxTheo Notationen:CG Christentum und Politik
CH Christentum und Gesellschaft
FD Kontextuelle Theologie
KAJ Kirchengeschichte 1914-; neueste Zeit
KBR Lateinamerika
KDB Katholische Kirche
NCC Sozialethik
RB Kirchliches Amt; Gemeinde
SA Kirchenrecht; Staatskirchenrecht
weitere Schlagwörter:B Theology
B El Salvador
B Violence
B Peace
B Nonviolence
B Liberation
B Romero
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Zusammenfassung: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.
ISSN:2509-9965
Enthält:Enthalten in: International journal of Latin American religions
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/s41603-022-00167-5