Archbishop Romero and Spiritual Leadership in the Modern World

Reverend Robert S. Pelton, CSC, is director of Latin American/North American Church Concerns (LANACC) at the University of Notre Dame, where he is professor of theology and a faculty fellow at the Kellogg Institute for International Studies.

• IntroductionChapter 1: “Monsignor Romero Remembered in Perquin, El Salvador” by Claudia BernardiChapter 2: “Pope Francis and the Preferential Option for the Poor” by Gustavo Gutierrez, O.P. Chapter 3: “The Spirituality of Romero” by Monsignor Ricardo Urioste; response by Sr. Pat Farrell, OSF; response: “Servant, Prophet, and Martyr” by Rev. Carlos SanchezChapter 4: “A Life Witness to the Glory of God” by Damian Zynda, Th.D.; response: “God’s Defeat of Deceit” by Rev. David B. Perrin, OMI; response: “A Reflection of the Compassionate Presence of Oscar Romero” by Mauro PandoChapter 5: “Oscar Romero’s Theology of Transfiguration” by Margaret Pfeil, Ph.D.Chapter 6: “Romero: A Homiletic Saint for Our Times” by Michael E. Connors, CSCChapter 7: “Romero: Person and His Charisma with the Pontiffs” by Julian FilochowskiChapter 8: “Rutilio Grande, S.J.: An Evangelizing Exemplar for Archbishop Oscar Romero” by Thomas M. Kelly, Ph.D.; response by Fabio ColoradoChapter 9: “Oscar Romero: Martyr for Solidarity” by Michael E. Lee, Ph.D.; response “The Martyrdom of Oscar Romero” by Robert EllsbergChapter 10: “The Legal Aid Heritage of Oscar Romero” by Roberto Cuéllar; “A Current Journalistic Appraisal of Tutela Legal” by Rev. Robert S. Pelton CSCAppendix: The Romero Cross

Each theological reflection in this volume widens the scope of Romero’s significance in life and death without losing sight of the singularity of what he offered. This collection is without parallel in Romero studies and essential reading for the countless followers of (soon to be) Blessed Óscar.