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Quote by Gustavo Gutiérrez on a blue background. The text is white and reads: 'The ultimate reason for a commitment to the poor and oppressed does not lie in the social analysis that we employ, or in our human compassion, or in the direct experience we may have of poverty. All of these are valid reasons and surely play an important role in our commitment. But as Christians, we base that commitment fundamentally on the God of our faith. It is a theocentric, prophetic option we make, one which strikes its roots deep in the gratuity of God's love and is demanded by that love.' The quote is attributed to Gustavo Gutiérrez.
January 30, 2025 at 2:23 AM
frostinthepines.bsky.social
Encountering Gutiérrez's powerful work on liberation has revolutionized my view of theology and the work of ministry. For followers of the crucified and risen Christ, liberation isn't optional—it's the beating heart of the Gospel.
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The cover of the book 'A Theology of Liberation' by Gustavo Gutiérrez. The cover features a wooden sculpture of Jesus on the cross with expressive features. The title is written in large yellow letters, and the background has a textured gray surface.
January 27, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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May 2, 2026 at 11:33 PM
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Those who reduce the work of salvation are indeed those who limit it to the strictly "religious" sphere and are not aware of the universality of the process. It is those who think that the work of Christ touches the social order in which we live only indirectly or tangentially, and not in its roots and basic structure. It is those who refuse to see that the salvation of Christis a radical liberation from all misery, all despoliation, all alienation. It is those who by trying to "save" the work of Christ will "lose" it. -Gustavo Gutiérrez, A Theology of Liberation
January 27, 2025 at 6:18 PM
hofferdal.bsky.social
And, if you don't have the time to read all of Gustavo Gutiérrez' work, he himself spoke very highly of the edited 1996 selection of his work by James B. Nickoloff.
Nickoloff's introduction on the thinking of Gutiérrez is above excellent!
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Facsimile of the cover of Gutierrez, Gustavo. Gustavo Gutierrez : Essential Writings. Edited by James B. Nickoloff. London: SCM Press, 1996. U.S. edition by Orbis Books, and also by Fortress Press.
October 26, 2024 at 2:56 PM
frostinthepines.bsky.social
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An image of white text on a dark gray background featuring a quote from Gustavo Gutiérrez's book, A Theology of Liberation. The text reads: "Those who reduce the work of salvation are indeed those who limit it to the strictly 'religious' sphere and are not aware of the universality of the process. It is those who think that the work of Christ touches the social order in which we live only indirectly or tangentially, and not in its roots and basic structure. It is those who refuse to see that the salvation of Christ is a radical liberation from all misery, all despoliation, all alienation. It is those who by trying to 'save' the work of Christ will 'lose' it."
April 29, 2026 at 2:12 PM