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Author Whelan, Matthew Philipp, author.

Title Blood in the fields : Óscar Romero, Catholic social teaching, and land reform / Matthew Philipp Whelan
Published Washington : The Catholic University of America Press, 2020
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Description 1 online resource (xvii, 346 pages)
Contents Acknowledgments -- List of abbreviations and acronyms -- Introduction -- PART 1. GIFT OF THE EARTH. 1. "You possess the land that belongs to all Salvadorans" -- 2. The grammar of creation -- PART 2. WORK OF HUMAN HANDS. 3. Land reform and the politics of common use -- 4. The land of the Savior -- PART 3. BODY OF CHRIST. 5. The witness of Óscar Romero -- Epilogue -- Bibliography -- Index of names -- General index
Summary "Examines the life and martyrdom of Archbishop Oscar Romero in El Salvador through the lens of agrarian reform, arguing that his advocacy for the just distribution of land drew heavily on Catholic Social Doctrine and its conviction that creation is a common gift"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Romero, Óscar A. (Óscar Arnulfo), Saint, 1917-1980.
SUBJECT Romero, Óscar A. (Óscar Arnulfo), Saint, 1917-1980
Romero, Óscar A. (Óscar Arnulfo), Saint, 1917-1980 fast
Romero, Oscar A. Heiliger 1917-1980 gnd
Subject RELIGION -- Christian Theology -- Ethics.
Katholische Soziallehre
Agrarreform
El Salvador
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780813232539
0813232538
Other Titles Óscar Romero, Catholic social teaching, and land reform