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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Main Author: Valiente, O. Ernesto (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer International Publishing 2022
In: International journal of Latin American religions
Year: 2022, Volume: 6, Issue: 1, Pages: 98-112
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Romero, Oscar A., Saint 1917-1980 / ElSalvador / Non-violence / Liberation theology / History 1975-1980
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.
ISSN:2509-9965
Contains:Enthalten in: International journal of Latin American religions
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/s41603-022-00167-5