The Option for the Poor in Christian Theology Book

Introduction   Daniel G. Groody     1
The Multidimensional Reality of Poverty
Memory and Prophecy   Gustavo Gutierrez     17
Poverty, Poetry, and Scripture
Poverty, the Poor, and the Option for the Poor: A Biblical Perspective   Elsa Tamez     41
Toward the Creation of Transformational Spiritualities: Re-engaging Israel's Early Poetic Tradition in Light of the Church's Preferential Option for the Poor   Hugh R. Page Jr.     55
Poverty, Patristics, and Martyrdom
The Cappadocian Fathers and the Option for the Poor   Brian E. Daley     77
The Latin American Martyrs: Summons and Grace for the Church   Jon Sobrino     89
Poverty, Politics, and Apocalyptic Mysticism
The Christian Option for the Poor   David Tracy     119
The Turn to Apocalyptic and the Option for the Poor in Christian Theology   J. Matthew Ashley     132
Poverty, Culture, and Community
Culture, the Option for the Poor, and Liberation   Virgilio Elizondo     157
The Spirituality of Small Christian Communities around the Globe   Patrick A. Kalilombe     169
Poverty, Race, and Gender
The Feminist Option for the Poor and Oppressed in the Context of Globalization   Maria Pilar Aquino     191
Poor Is the Color of God   M. ShawnCopeland     216
The Option for the Poor in the Context of Globalization: A Feminist Vision   Mary Catherine Hilkert     228
Poverty, Liturgy, and Popular Religiosity
The Place of the Poor in the Eucharistic Assembly   Casiano Floristan     239
Popular Catholicism and the Poor   Luis Maldonado     259
Poverty, Religions, and Identity
The Option for the Poor and the Recovery of Christian Identity: Toward an Asian Theology of Religions Dictated by the Poor   Aloysius Pieris     271
Social Justice in Judaism   Michael A. Signer     290
Contributors     302
General Index     306
Index of Scripture References     312