Gospel of Cesar Chavez - My Faith in Action

Informationen zum Autor Mario T. García is a professor of history and Chicano studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is the author of several books on Mexican American leaders, including Mexican Americans: Leadership, Ideology, Identity. Klappentext Best known as the leader of the farm workers' struggle and of the Latino civil rights movement, Chávez, like Ghandi and Dr. Martin Luther King, was a deeply religious figure whose faith and spirituality guided his public life. The Gospel of César Chávez uses the prolific leader's own words to bring attention to his profound faith and the way this faith shaped his leadership. Zusammenfassung Best known as the leader of the farm workers' struggle and of the Latino civil rights movement! Chvez! like Ghandi and Dr Martin Luther King! was a religious figure whose faith and spirituality guided his public life. This book uses the leader's own words to bring attention to his faith and the way this faith shaped his leadership. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Chapter 1 - Abuelita or Grandmother Theology Chapter 3 Chapter 2 - Power of Faith Chapter 4 Chapter 3 - Human Dignity Chapter 5 Chapter 4 - On the Poor Chapter 6 Chapter 5 - Self Sacrifice Chapter 7 Chapter 6 - Nonviolence Chapter 8 Chapter 7 - Social Justice Chapter 9 Chapter 8 - Pilgrimage Chapter 10 Chapter 9 - Fasting Chapter 11 Chapter 10 - On Gandhi Chapter 12 Chapter 11 - On Love Chapter 13 Chapter 12 - On Truth Chapter 14 Chapter 13 - On Our Lady of Guadalupe Chapter 15 Chapter 14 - On Prayer and Meditation Chapter 16 Chapter 15 - On the Spirituality of Anti-Racism Chapter 17 Chapter 16 - On Ecumenism and Brotherhood Chapter 18 Chapter 17 - On Humility, the Spirituality of Non-Discrimination and Death

Product details

• Authors: Mario T. Garcia
• Assisted by: Mario T Garcia (Editor), Mario T. Garcia (Editor), Garcia Mario T. (Editor), Garcia Mario T. (Introduction)
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.08.2007
• EAN: 9781580512237
• ISBN: 978-1-58051-223-7
• No. of pages: 140
• Series: Celebrating Faith; Celebrating Faith: Explorations in Latino Spirituality and Theology; Celebrating Faith; Celebrating Faith: Explorations in Latino Spirituality and Theology
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Gospel, RELIGION / General, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Religious, Religion & beliefs, Religion and beliefs