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Companions of Jesus. The Jesuit Martyrs of El Salvador.
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Sobrino, Jon; Ellacuría, Ignacio
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Artículo Disponible
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272.909 S677
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On November 16,1989 Salvadoran troops invaded the quarters of the Jesuit-run University of Central America in San Salvador. There they massacred six Jesuit priests - including the rector, Fr. Ellacuría - along with their hosusekeeper and her teen-age daughter. In their deaths these priests joined a procession of martyrs that includes Archbishop Oscar Romero, the four American churchwomen, dozens of priests, and tens of thousands fo faithful Christians. Companions of Jesus is not so much about the death of these priests, as about the faith and vision they stood for in life, and about the challenge their lives pose for the wider church.
Jon Sobrino was a member of that Jesuit community who escaped death that night only because he happened to be out of the country. In a long and moving memoir, written only days after the tragedy, he recalls his years of work with each of the priests and reveals his own personal sense of loss. From these depths he moves on to celebrate the ideals his companions embodied: the option for the poor, the commitment to justice, and the solidarity with Christ crucified in history. Finally, Sobrino rises to a stirring confession of faith, in hope of the resurrection, and the coming Kingdom of God. Companions of Jesus also contains writings by and about each of the murdered priests, including Ignacio Ellacuría's eerily prophetic piece on the meaning of martyrdom and persecution of the church. In writings and interviews the priests explore the psychological effects of political violence, the meaning og the gospel in a world of conflict, the way to peace, and the presence of God's grace. All the Jesuits had contemplated the possibility of death, and the option of escape. Segundo Montes speaks for all of them in explaining the decision to remain: "God's grace does not leave. So neither can we." Why were these priests killed? Not because they vere mistaken for men of violence, but for what they were: sholars committed to truth, men of faith committed to the life of the poor. The concluding chaptes explore the role of the university and the duties of the Christian scholar - challenging educators of all faiths to keep before them a responsibility to truth and to justice. |
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0-88344-699-5
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Orbis Books
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1990
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180
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United States of America
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New York
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English
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Priscila Barrientos
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Priscila Barrientos
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15/06/2016
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16/06/2016
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