Archbishop Romero and Spiritual Leadership in the Modern World

by Robert S. Rev. Pelton (Editor), Claudia Bernardi (Contribution by), Michael E. Rev. Connors C.S.C. (Contribution by), Roberto Cuéllar (Contribution by), Carlos Rev. Sanchez (Contribution by)

Overview

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

ISBN-13:	9781498509510
Publisher:	Lexington Books
Publication date:	06/09/2015
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.80(d)

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.

Table 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 'scar Romero” by Mauro Pando Chapter 5: “'scar 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 'scar Romero” by Thomas M. Kelly, Ph.D.; response by Fabio Colorado Chapter 9: “'scar Romero: Martyr for Solidarity” by Michael E. Lee, Ph.D.; response “The Martyrdom of 'scar Romero” by Robert Ellsberg Chapter 10: “The Legal Aid Heritage of 'scar Romero” by Roberto Cuéllar; “A Current Journalistic Appraisal of Tutela Legal” by Rev. Robert S. Pelton CSC Appendix: The Romero Cross

Editorial Reviews

This book is a wonderful testimony to episcopal authority at its best. Romero was a committed priest who took on the people's suffering as his own. He confronted injustice and indifference with the disruptive power of truth and love. Even if they killed him they could not destroy him for he is alive in his people.

Fr. Virgilio Elizondo

The collected papers from the most recent Notre Dame conference to honor the memory of the witness of the late Archbishop 'scar Romero of El Salvador, here assembled in book form, culminate and celebrate the richness of many years of the previous conferences convened and organized by Holy Cross priest and professor, Robert Pelton. These texts help us to recover the historical memory of Romero’s martyrdom and the martyrdom of thousands of other Latin Americans who in recent years provide us with a new lens into an understanding of the meaning and consequences of a ‘martyrdom of solidarity’ with the poor. Each of the selections document well the synthesis that Romero achieved between orthopraxis and orthodoxy in his words and actions during the turbulent era of the Central American conflicts of the 1970s and 1980s. In the words of one of these witnesses, Ignacio Ellacuría, ‘God has passed through El Salvador.’ Moreover, the book illustrates and underscores the importance of the recent announcement of the forthcoming beatification of 'scar Romero already canonized by the Salvadoran people and millions worldwide who find strength and inspiration in San Romero de America’s living legacy. This is a legacy given powerful new relevance in the words and gestures of Pope Francis urging a new generation of ‘missionary disciples’ to exercise their prophetic ministry to the territorial and existential peripheries.

Stephen P. Judd

Each theological reflection in this volume widens the scope of Romero’s significance in life and death without losing sight of the singularity of what he offered. This collection is without parallel in Romero studies and essential reading for the countless followers of (soon to be) Blessed Óscar.

Peter Casarella