Gracias: A Latin American Journal"Nouwen puts his inexhaustible curiosity and hunger for religious experience gladly at the service of a worldwide audience." The Boston Globe In this journal of his travels in Bolivia and Peru, Nouwen ponders the presence of God in the poor, the challenge of a persecuted church, the relation between faith and justice, and his own struggle to discern the path along which God is calling him. This edition includes a preface in which Nouwen reflects on

is a Spanish-born Jesuit theologian who has lived in El Salvador for the past two decades

Leonardo Boff is an internationally recognized theologian whose many books include the classic Jesus Christ Liberator and Ecclesiogenesis

he worked globally with communities recovering from violence

and folk tales (called "folktalk") operate in the socialization of young women

and simultaneously be aligned with Christian thought

His other books include Jesus and the Other Names

To illustrate the possibilities

His many books include The Inner Eye of Love

After Patriarchy reveals the increasing globalization of womens visions as they look anew at those structures

Conclusion: Preparing for What Kind of Council

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Among his books are Feet-on-the-Ground Theology and The Bible