Archbishop Romero and Spiritual Leadership in the Modern World

This bookconclusively demonstrates that by respecting transparency and with dogged perseverance, a nonviolent public leader can become an influential leader, even in times of the most savage repression and marginalization. Archbishop Romero of El Salvador accomplished precisely that through determination, courage, and honing his public skills.

List of contents

Introduction
Chapter 1: "Monsignor Romero Remembered in Perquin, El Salvador" by Claudia Bernardi
Chapter 2: "Pope Francis and the Preferential Option for the Poor" by Gustavo Gutierrez, O.P.
Chapter 3: "The Spirituality of Romero" by Monsignor Ricardo Urioste; response by Sr. Pat Farrell, OSF; response: "Servant, Prophet, and Martyr" by Rev. Carlos Sanchez
Chapter 4: "A Life Witness to the Glory of God" by Damian Zynda, Th.D.; response: "God's Defeat of Deceit" by Rev. David B. Perrin, OMI; response: "A Reflection of the Compassionate Presence of Oscar Romero" by Mauro Pando
Chapter 5: "Oscar Romero's Theology of Transfiguration" by Margaret Pfeil, Ph.D.
Chapter 6: "Romero: A Homiletic Saint for Our Times" by Michael E. Connors, CSC
Chapter 7: "Romero: Person and His Charisma with the Pontiffs" by Julian Filochowski
Chapter 8: "Rutilio Grande, S.J.: An Evangelizing Exemplar for Archbishop Oscar Romero" by Thomas M. Kelly, Ph.D.; response by Fabio Colorado
Chapter 9: "Oscar Romero: Martyr for Solidarity" by Michael E. Lee, Ph.D.; response "The Martyrdom of Oscar Romero" by Robert Ellsberg
Chapter 10: "The Legal Aid Heritage of Oscar Romero" by Roberto Cuéllar; "A Current Journalistic Appraisal of Tutela Legal" by Rev. Robert S. Pelton CSC
Appendix: The Romero Cross

About the author

Reverend Robert S. Pelton, CSC, is director of Latin American/North American Church Concerns (LANACC) at the University of Notre Dame, where he is professor of theology and a faculty fellow at the Kellogg Institute for International Studies.

Summary

This book conclusively demonstrates that by respecting transparency and with dogged perseverance, a nonviolent public leader can become an influential leader, even in times of the most savage repression and marginalization. Archbishop Romero of El Salvador accomplished precisely that through determination, courage, and honing his public skills.

Product details

• Authors: Rev Robert Pelton, Rev. Robert S. Pelton, Robert S Pelton, Robert S. Pelton, Robert S. Rev. Pelton
• Assisted by: Rev Robert Pelton (Editor), Rev. Robert S. Pelton (Editor), Robert S. Pelton (Editor), Robert S. Rev. Pelton (Editor)
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.07.2017
• EAN: 9781498509534
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-0953-4
• No. of pages: 192
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; RELIGION / Christianity / Catholic, El Salvador, RELIGION / Christianity / General, HISTORY / Latin America / Central America, Christianity, Christian leaders & leadership, Religious and spiritual figures, History of the Americas, Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church, Biography: religious and spiritual, RELIGION / Christian Living / Leadership & Mentoring