When the Gospel Grows Feet

Thomas M. Kelly, PhD, is professor of systematic theology at Creighton University. He has published nationally and internationally on philosophical hermeneutics, liberation theology, Jesuit martyrs, and Catholic social thought. His most recent book is When the Gospel Grows Feet: Rutilio Grande, SJ, and the Church of El Salvador, published by Liturgical Press.

• ContentsAcknowledgments   ixList of Abbreviations   xiIntroduction   xiiiPart 1: Colonialism and Conquest   1Chapter 1: Church and State in Colonial Times   3Chapter 2: Theological and Philosophical Roots of the Conquest   23Part 2: Vatican II and a New Mission   47Chapter 3: A New Mission of the Church for the World   49Chapter 4: Medellín: Latin America’s Response to the New Mission of the Church   75Part 3: Ecclesiology in Context: The New Evangelization   99Chapter 5: Rutilio Grande, SJ: Pastoral Formation and Early Ministry   101Chapter 6: A Turning Point for Rutilio: Pastoral Formation at the IPLA   124Chapter 7: Rutilio Grande: The Gospel Grows Feet in Aguilares (Part 1)   146Chapter 8: Rutilio Grande: The Gospel Grows Feet in Aguilares (Part 2)   166Chapter 9: The Road to Martyrdom: The Final Months of Rutilio Grande   191Part 4: Lessons for the Church in North America   221Chapter 10: What Rutilio Grande, SJ, Can Teach the Church of North America   223Appendix   241Index   277

This book is a 'must read' for those who want to understand how the church entered into the lives of its people in El Salvador after Vatican II and Medellín through the ministry of Rutilio Grande, SJ. When you begin with Rutilio, his life, his ministry, and his death, then you can understand the period of suffering endured by the prophetic church of El Salvador.Jon Sobrino, Author of Jesus the Liberator and Witnesses to the Kingdom