The Gospel of César Chávez My Faith in Action

by Garcia, Mario T.; Garcia, Mario T.

• ISBN13: 9781580512237
• ISBN10: 1580512232
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-08-10
• Publisher: Sheed & Ward

Summary

bThis is a book of spiritual reflections, prayers, or mantras from one of the great spiritual leaders of our time: Cesar Chavez. Perhaps the best-known Latino historical figure in the United States, a key aspect of why he did what he did was his faith. He was a devout Catholic and a man of deep moral and spiritual values, which is what drove him to seek basic rights for farm workers as well as recognition for their human dignity as children of God. Now, for the first time, The Gospel of Cesar Chavez calls attention to the spiritual side of this great leader through his own words.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Foreword	p. xi
Introduction	p. 1
Abuelita or Grandmother Theology	p. 25
Power of Faith	p. 31
Human Dignity	p. 35
On the Poor	p. 43
Self-Sacrifice	p. 51
Nonviolence	p. 63
Social Justice	p. 85
Pilgrimage	p. 95
Fasting	p. 103
On Gandhi	p. 113
On Love	p. 115
On Truth	p. 119
On Our Lady of Guadalupe	p. 121
On Prayer and Meditation	p. 125
On the Spirituality of Antiracism	p. 129
On Exumenism and Brotherhood	p. 135
On Humility, the Spirituality of Nondiscrimination, and Death	p. 139
Selected Bibliography	p. 141
About the Editor	p. 145
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