Blood in the fields : Óscar Romero, Catholic social teaching, and land reform /

Blood in the fields : Óscar Romero, Catholic social teaching, and land reform /

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Author / Creator:Whelan, Matthew Philipp, author.
Imprint:Washington : The Catholic University of America Press, 2020.
©2020
Description:1 online resource (xvii, 346 pages)
Language:English
Subject:
Romero, Óscar A. -- (Óscar Arnulfo), -- Saint, -- 1917-1980.
Romero, Óscar A. -- (Óscar Arnulfo), -- Saint, -- 1917-1980.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13585484
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Varying Form of Title:Óscar Romero, Catholic social teaching, and land reform
ISBN:9780813232539
0813232538
9780813232522
081323252X
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Summary:"Examines the life and martyrdom of Archbishop Oscar Romero in El Salvador through the lens of agrarian reform, arguing that his advocacy for the just distribution of land drew heavily on Catholic Social Doctrine and its conviction that creation is a common gift"--
Other form:Print version: Whelan, Matthew Philipp. Blood in the fields. Washington : The Catholic University of America Press, 2020 9780813232522
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments
  • List of abbreviations and acronyms
  • Introduction
  • PART 1. GIFT OF THE EARTH. 1. "You possess the land that belongs to all Salvadorans"
  • 2. The grammar of creation
  • PART 2. WORK OF HUMAN HANDS. 3. Land reform and the politics of common use
  • 4. The land of the Savior
  • PART 3. BODY OF CHRIST. 5. The witness of Óscar Romero
  • Epilogue
  • Bibliography
  • Index of names
  • General index.

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