Not since the 'Theology in the Americas' conferences and the heyday of EATWOT (Ecumenical Association of Third World Theologies) in the late 70's, have the most important theologians the world over met to discuss the future of theology and our globe. The World Forum on Theology and Liberation took place in Brazil in 2005 and was the meeting of the world's foremost thinkers and theologians concerned with contextual or liberation theologies. This book offers the reader a selection of the contributions to the first World Forum on Theology and Liberation, and as such offers readers a unique...

Concilium has long been a household-name for cutting-edge critical and constructive theological thinking. Past contributors include leading Catholic scholars such as Hans Kung, Gregory Baum and Edward Schillebeeckx, and the editors of the review belong to the international "who's who" in the world of contemporary theology.
Published five times a year, each issue reflects a deep knowledge and scholarship presented in a highly readable style, and each issue offers a wide variety of viewpoints from leading thinkers from all over the world.
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Introduction /Andre s Torres Queiruga, Luiz Carlos Susin, Jon Sobrino -- Death and its religious "management" in human history /Karl-Heinz Ohlig -- Dying and rising again in a popular tradition /Diego Irarrazaval -- On dying hard: lessons from popular crucifixions and undisciplined resurrections in Latin America /Marcella Maria Althaus-Reid -- Resurrection in the Israelite tradition /Sene n Vidal -- Jesus raised as "primrose" of shared resurrection /Giuseppe Barbaglio -- Metaphysical aspects of the concept of resurrection /Thomas Scha rtl -- The resurrection of nature: an aspect of cosmic...

Concilium is an international theological journal published five times a year in five languages. With its origins in the renewal of Catholic theological thinking following the Second Vatican Council, "Concilium" draws together a wide range of the best of current leading theological writers from Europe, the Americas, Asia and Africa. It is a catholic journal in the widest sense: rooted firmly in the Catholic heritage, open to other Christian tradition and the world's faiths. Each issue of "Concilium" focuses on a theme of crucial importance and the widest possible concern for our time....