Father Ignacio Ellacuria, SJ, president of the University of Central America, leading Latin American philosopher and liberation theologian, was assassinated with five Jesuit companions and two women on November 16, 1989. Love That Produces Hope bring together leading authorities on key aspects of Ellacuria's thought. His biography and writings embody late twentieth century transformations and tensions that reshaped the life of the Catholic Church among the "crucified peoples" of Central America.
Father Ignacio Ellacuria, SJ, president of the University of Central America, leading Latin American philosopher and liberation theologian, was assass...
In November 1989, six members of the Jesuit community of the University of Central America in San Salvador, including the rector, Ignacio Ellacuria, were massacred by government troops. Twenty-five years later, this book provides the definitive account of the path led to that fateful day, focusing on the Jesuits' prophetic option for the poor, their role in the renewal of Salvadoran church and society, and the critical steps that caused them, as Archbishop Romero would put it, to "share the same fate as the poor." Drawing on newly available archival materials and extensive interviews, Robert...
In November 1989, six members of the Jesuit community of the University of Central America in San Salvador, including the rector, Ignacio Ellacuria, w...
