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Leonardo Boff Who is Jesus Christ for us today? By what names do we call him? Just as the early Christians developed different names for Jesus, so too must we discover the meaning of Jesus for our day. Jesus Christ Liberator is Boff's distinctive contribution to contemporary christology. Boff writes, "Christology thought out and vitally tested in Latin America must have characteristics of its own. The attentive reader will perceive them throughout this book. The predominantly foreign literature that we cite ought not to delude anyone. It is with preoccu- pations that are ours alone, taken from our Latin American context, that we will re-read not only the old texts of the New Testament but also the most recent commentaries written in Europe." "This book demonstrates that an expertly 'critical' christology need not be a cool christology. Boff writes a theology with passion, a passion that draws on an evident love for Christ and for Christ's oppressed people. Jesus Christ Liberator is a book forged in the unique circumstances of Latin American liberation theology, but the truth and power of its message could light fires anywhere." -Donald Senior, C.P., Catholic Theological Union, Chicago Leonardo Boff, a Brazilian theologian, was educated in his native Brazil and in Munich, Germany. A professor of theology in Petropolis, Brazil, he is author of numerous well-known works, including Ecclesiogenesis; Introducing Liberation Theology; and Holy Trinity, Perfect Community. 2320883442361 Transformatio Library Bandung Theological Seminary 232 Bof j-2 E08000129 Non Fiction 232 Bof j-2 jcl.jpg 35870 2014-11-27 11:54:25 2024-09-03 16:36:30 machine generated