This work is a presentation of the truth of Jesus Christ from the viewpoint of liberation - from Jesus's options for the poor, his confrontation with the powerful and the persecution and death this brought him. Building and expanding on his previous works, Jon Sobrino develops a Christology that shows how to meet the mystery of God, all God ""Father"" and call this Jesus ""the Christ"".
All theology is contextual; but not all contextual theology is good theology. Truly great theology must be rooted in a double context: it must be obedient to the living Jesus, and it must work out that obedience in the time and place in which it is set. Chris toh)gy at the Crossroads is an example of truly great contextual theology. The context in which Fr Sobrino writes is South America and th…
This study in Johannine ecclesiology reconstructs the history of one Christian community in the first century, a community whose life from its inception to its last hour is reflected in the Gospel and Epistles of John. It was a community that struggled with the world, with the Jews, and with other Christians. Eventually the struggle spread even to its own ranks. It was, in short, a community no…
Pemanis Buatan merupakan kumpulan catatan, celotehan, ungkapan hati, hingga omong kosong akan segala sesuatu. Dihadirkan secara bebas, jujur, dan mungkin sedikit agak kurang ajar. Semoga kumpulan catatan ini bisa dibaca dan dimengerti dengan kejujuran dan hati yang bebas sehingga syukur-syukur bisa menjadi ‘pemanis hidup’ bagi semua yang membacanya. Namun, karena saya percaya bahwa ke…
Seluruh umat Muslim yang tergabung dalam berbagai aliran atau sekte yang berjumlah 150, seperti aliran Sunni, Shiah, Wahhabi, Ahmadiyah, Keimanan Bahai, dan sekte-sekte lain pada umumnya menyebut Sesembahan mereka sebagai "Allah". Sesungguhnya, siapakah Allah ini? Banyak hal yang telah dan sedang ditulis mengenai agama Islam dan nabinya; tetapi tidak banyak yang ditulis mengenai Tuhannya. Ke…