A THEOLOGY FOR ARTISANS OF A NEW HUMANITY Volume 1 The Community Called
Church Volume 2 Grace and the Human Condition Volume 3 Our Idea of God
Volume 4 The Sacraments Today Volume 5 Evolution and Guilt I do not know
of a finer attempt to do justice to both the particularity of
Christianity and the universality of God's saving work. These volumes
come out of post-Vatican II Roman Catholic reflection and the emphasis
on fresh and contemporary biblical interpretation enables them to go far
in transcending the differences between Catholicism and Protestantism.
The fact that they come out of Latin American Catholicism and that they
reflect the Latin American struggle for social justice adds to their
significance. John C. Bennett, Former President, Union Theological
Seminary Latin America is emerging as the prime font of a theology that
is creative enough to speak to the revolutionary needs of modern people.
The work of Juan Luis Segundo and his collaborators exemplifies this.
They have produced a theology at once traditional and revolutionary and
in their hands old categories take on new and exciting life. Their work
should be read by anyone who wants to know if Christian theology has a
contribution to make to the social and political as well as personal
evolution of man. Daniel Maguire, Professor of Theology, Marquette
University Juan Luis Segundo (1925-1996) completed his theological
studies at Louvain and received his Doctorate of Letters from the
Sorbonne. Before his death in 1996 he was chaplain to various groups in
his native Uruguay. He has taught theology at the Universities of
Harvard, Chicago, Toronto, Montreal, Birmingham, and Sao Paulo. His
previous works include The Liberation of Theology, Liberation of Dogma,
and The Sacraments Today.
