The Bible, the Church, and the Poor

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Author: Boff, Clodovis
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What is the preferential option for the poor? This central concept of liberation theology requires a thorough understanding of its historical and theological development. Two outstanding contemporary theologicans George S. Pixley and Clodovis Boff, for the first time analyze from a Latin American perspective the crucial question of what it mens to make a preferential option for the poor.

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ISBN:	0883445999
Sorozatcím:	Theology and Liberation Series
Kiadó:	Orbis Books
Kiadás éve:	1989
Kiadás helye:	Maryknoll
Borítótervezők:	Gina Peters
Kötés típusa:	ragasztott papír
Terjedelem:	266
Fordítók:	Paul Burns
Nyelv:	angol
Méret:	Szélesség: 14.00 cm, Magasság: 21.00 cm
Súly:	0.00 kg
Kategória:	Vallás / Vallási Irodalom / Keresztény / Idegennyelv / Nyelvek / Angol / Vallás / Teológia

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FOREWORD by Rt Rev Moacyr Grechi                     xi
Abbreviations                                      xviii
INTRODUCTION: Who are the Poor Today, and Why?       1
 1. The Poor Are a Collective Phenomenon 1
 2. The Poor Are the Product of a Conflictive Process 3
 3. The Poor Need a Different Social System 5

PART ONE: THE BIBLICAL ASPECT
I. The Option for the Poor in the Old Testament      17
 1. Introduction 43
 2. The Exodus Reveals Yahweh as Liberator God: The Text 
    and the Social Context in Which It Was Produced 21
 3. Could Israel Have Known Class Consciousness? 27
 4. The Davidic Monarchy Proclaims Itself Yahweh's Instru- 
    ment for the Defence of the Poor 29
 5. Social Relationships Commanded by Yahweh: The Privi- 
    lege of the Poor in Legal Tradition 37
 6. The Prophets of Yahweh speak out Against Existing 
    Conditions 40
 7. The Petition of the Psalms: The Poor Turn to Yahweh as 
    Their Defender 44
 8. God and the Poor in the Wisdom Literature of Israel 48
 II. The Option for the Poor in the New Testament    53
 1. Paul: In Christ, God Shows Solidarity with an Intrinsically 
    Poor Humanity 53
 2. John: The Son of God Is Accepted by the Outcasts and 
    Makes Them Children of God 56
 3. Luke Recounts God's Option for the- Poor in Jesus' 
    Life 58
 4. In What Sense Were Jesus' Actions Political? 63


 5. Life in the First Churches: Seeking Coherence with the 
    God of Jesus 65                                                           4. Why a "Preferential" Option? 132
                                                                              5. Pastoral Reasons for Preference for the Poor 133
III. Solidarity with the Poor: Basis of the Bible Ethic 68                    6. Who and What Makes the Option for the Poor? 135

 1. Following Jesus 68                                                        7. Is the "Church of the Poor" a Catholic Church? 137

 2. Moses Identifies with the People of Israel 72                             VH. Material Poverty and Spiritual Poverty            139
 3. Elijah Persecuted for Defending the Faith of Yahweh 75
 4. Jeremiah Opts for the Peasants 78                                         1. Material Poverty 139
 5. The Servant of Yahweh Is Killed by Nations That Despise                   2. Spiritual Poverty 144
    Film 81                                                                   3. Actual Affinity between Real Poverty and Spiritual 
 6, Thc Poor Woman Mary Lives Her Life in the Hope of the                        Poverty 145
    Poor 84                                                                   4. Evangelical Poverty 147 ►

 7. l'aul the Tcacher Takes Up Manual Work for the Sake of 
    ilw iospel 87                                                             PART THREE: THE PASTORAL ASPECT
 8. F►llowing Jesus in Latin America Today 89
                                                        92                    VIII. The Option for the Poor during a Thousand Years of 
 V. Thc Poor: First Recipients of the Bible Message                           Church History 
                                                                                                                                    159
 I. Introduction: Jesus Proclaims the Good News to the                        1. The East in Late Antiquity: The Fathers 159
    Poor 92                                                                   2. The Merovingian Period: Rural Poverty 160
 2. Yahweh's Message: Good News for the Slaves in Egypt 96                    3. The Carolingian Period: The "Economic Councils" 160
 3. The "Good News from God" at the Time of the Restora-                      4. The Bishops and the Poor: An Old Alliance 161
    tion (Sixth Century) 98                                                   5. The Twelfth Century 164
 4. The Gospel Is a Utopia Valid Only If It Can Be Brought                    6. The Thirteenth and Fourteenth Centuries 168
    About by Viable Means 103                                                 7. The Close of the Middle Ages 177
                                                                              Conclusion 180
 PART TWO: THE THEOLOG1CAL ASPECT
                                                                             IX. The Churches and the Poor Today                    185
 V. The Poor, Sacrament of God                          108                   1. A New Age Requires the Churches to Restate the Primacy 
 1. God Came to Us on the Way of Poverty 110                                     of the Poor 185
 2. God and the Poor: An Indissoluble Unity 111                               2. The Historical Witness of the Catholic Church in Latin 
 3. The Immediate Relationship of the Poor to Christ 113                         America 191
 4. The Theological Foundation of the Option for the                          3. The Historical Witness of Non-Catholic Churches 196
    Poor 115                                                                  4. Is the Enemy of the Gospel Atheism or Idolatry? The Case 
 5. Why Is It Only Today That We Speak of an Option for the                      of Central America 199

    Poor? 117
 6. The Historical Embodiment of Evangelical Love 119                        X. The Poor and Their Liberative Practices             202
 7. And When There Are No More Poor? 121                                      1. A New Conception of Liberative Practice 203
                                                                              2. What Are These Liberative Practices? 208
 VI. The Church of the Poor: The Church of Ali          123                   3. How Liberative Practices Are Carried Out 210

 1. The Option for the Poor Is Governed by the Option for                     4. The Culture of Freedom 215
    Christ 123
 2. A Class Option? 126                                                      XI. Practical Aspects of the Option for the Poor       219
 3. A Class Struggle? 130                                                     1. Specific Characteristics 219
                                                                              2. The Evangelizing Potential of the Poor 223


3. So What Happens to the Non-poor? 228
4. Practical Implications of the Option for the Poor 231
XII. Looking Ahead: The Future of Humanity Depends on the 
Preferential Option for the Poor  237
Glossary                          244
Notes                             246
Select Bibliography               253
Index                             259