God of Incredible Surprises

Virgilio Elizondo is one of the leading Latino theologians in the U.S. today. Founder of the Mexican-American Cultural Center in San Antonio, TX and past Rector of the San Fernando Cathedral there, he is currently on the faculty of theology at the University of Notre Dame. His twelve books include Galilean Journey, Guadalupe: Mother of the New Creation, and The Way of the Cross: The Passion of Christ in the Americas. In 2007 Rev. Elizondo was the recipient of the Catholic Theological Society of America's John Courtney Murray Award, for distinguished achievement in the study of theology.

• Chapter 1 A Family FriendChapter 2 So Human, He Must Be DivineChapter 3 Troublesome BeginningsChapter 4 Unsuspected BeautyChapter 5 Where Are You From?Chapter 6 A Transformative ExperienceChapter 7 Restored InnocenceChapter 8 Scandalous FiestasChapter 9 Sacrifice: The Price of Love (The Beauty of Sacrifice)Chapter 10 A Dying GiftChapter 11 A New HumanityChapter 12 If Jesus Had Been Born in San Antonio

This book is an example of the truly visionary in theology, a book where scholarly and pastoral insight into the biblical text are one and the same. The very best theology seamlessly provides the reader with intellectual and spiritual profit, and Fr. Elizondo's book delivers admirably on both.