Some two hundred selections give evidence of a lifetime of intensive and fruitful struggle with the great issues of faith: redemption, the kingdom of God, revelation, pacifism, and the suffering of humanity.
Essays by renowned author Gustavo Gutierrez cover such themes as developments in Catholic social teaching, the church's mission of evangelization, the meaning of spirituality, and the task of theology. Part One includes reflections on Pope John Paul II's encyclical on work as well as an overview of a century of Catholic social teaching in relation to the "option for the poor." In Part Two, Guti…