Way of the Cross The Passion of Christ in the Americas

by Elizondo, Virgil; Alvarez, Maria Jose; Beozzo, Jose Oscar; Boff, Leonardo; Boudreau, Larry; Camara, Dom Helder; Dussel, Enrique; Floristan, Casiano; Gutierrez, Gustavo; Mananzan, Mary John; Molina, Uriel; Prado, Consuelo de; Richard, Pablo; Ruiz, Samuel;

• ISBN13: 9780742513549
• ISBN10: 0742513548
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-06-03
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

When Christopher Columbus arrived in the New World in 1492, there began a new way of the cross, traced for five hundred years in the lives of the poor and oppressed peoples of the Americas.

These short meditations on the stations reflect on the passion of Christ against the background of conquest.

Author Biography

Virgil Elizondo, cited by Time magazine as one of the nation's spiritual innovators, is professor of theology at the University of Notre Dame and the Graduate Theological Union.

Table of Contents

Preface The Way of the Cross in the Americas	ix
Virgil Elizondo
Opening Meditation Only My Death Can Express My Life	1	(10)
Gustavo Gutierrez
Jesus Prays in the Garden of Olives	11	(4)
Samuel Ruiz
Jesus is betrayed by Judas and Arrested	15	(10)
Larry Boudreau
Jesus is Condemned to Death	25	(6)
Elsa Tamez
Jesus is Denied by Peter	31	(6)
Enrique Dussel
Jesus is handed over to Pilate	37	(8)
Pablo Richard
Jesus is Scourged and Crowned with Thorns	45	(6)
Aiban Wagua
Jesus Carries His Cross	51	(6)
Consuelo de Prado
Simon of Cyrene Helps Jesus Carry His Cross	57	(8)
Maria Jose Alvarez
Jesus Meets the Women of Jerusalem	65	(6)
Mary John Mananzan
Jesus is Crucified	71	(8)
Jose Oscar Beozzo
Jesus Promises His Kingdom to the Good Thief	79	(6)
Casiano Floristan
Jesus on the Cross Gives His Mother to His Disciple	85	(8)
Leonardo Boff
Jesus Dies on the Cross	93	(8)
Jon Sobrino
Jesus is Laid in the Tomb	101	(5)
Urie1 Molina
Closing Meditation	106	(3)
Dom Helder Camara
Contributors	109