Leonardo Boff on ecology and Christianity. I think that this is relevant to the Ten Key Values of the Green Party. Liberation Theologies Resources, Library and Online Bookstore - Welcome - Articles - - - - - People/Organizations - - - - - - - - - - - - - Books/Videos - - - - - - Martyrs - Criticisms/Reflections - Blog - Editor - Contact [image: facebook] [image: twitter] [image: google_plus] [image: reddit] [image: pinterest] [image: linkedin] ------------------------------ Translate via Google Translate to: ArabicBulgarianCatalanChinese (Simplified)Chinese (Traditional)Croatian CzechDanishDutchEnglishFilipinoFinnishFrenchGermanGreekHebrewHindi IndonesianItalianJapaneseKoreanLatvianLithuanianNorwegianPolishPortuguese RomanianRussianSerbianSlovakSlovenianSpanishSwedishUkrainianVietnamese Powered by Google Translate . ------------------------------ - Welcome - Articles - Articles and Essays - John Yu Document Collection - Chronology - Phillip Berryman - People/Organizations - Overview - Tissa Balasuriya - Leonardo Boff - James H. Cone - Mary Daly - Matthew Fox - Gustavo Gutiérrez - Martin Luther King, Jr. - Alastair McIntosh - Oscar Romero - Rosemary Radford Ruether - Dorothee Sölle - Books/Videos - Free Books/Videos - Book List and Bookstore - Bibliography on Liberation Theologies - Bibliography on Liberation Psychologies - Bibliography on Liberation Ecologies - Martyrs - Criticisms/Reflections - Blog - Editor - Contact Leonardo Boff Print this page :: Recommend *Text adapted from Creative Commons article on Wikipedia.* *Leonardo Boff * was born 14 December 1938 in Concórdia, Santa Catarina state, Brazil. He is a theologian and writer, known for his active support for the rights of the poor and excluded. He currently serves as Professor Emeritus of Ethics, Philosophy of Religion and Ecology at the Rio de Janeiro State University. Studies as a priest Boff entered the Franciscan Order in 1959 and was ordained a Roman Catholic priest in 1964. He spent the following years studying for a doctorate in theology andphilosophy at the University of Munich, which he received in 1970. Boffs doctoral thesis studied in what measure the church can be a sign of the sacred and the divine in the secular world and in the process of liberation of the oppressed. He has since published his thesis as a book available in German, entitled *Die Kirche als Sakrament im Horizont der Welterfahrung *. Liberation theology He became one of the best known supporters (along with Gustavo Gutiérrez) of the early Liberation theologians. He was present in the first reflections that sought to articulate indignation against misery and marginalization with promissory discourse of the faith, leading to Liberation theology. He continues to be a controversial figure in the Catholic Church, primarily for his sharp criticism of the churchs hierarchy, which he sees as fundamentalist, but also for his past critical support of communist régimes. Political views He is critical of secular power as well of American foreign policy. He opposed the Iraq War and considered George W. Bush and Ariel Sharons leadership to be similar to that of fundamentalist terrorist states. He also criticizes despotic rulers in the Middle East: Those [emirs and kings] are despotic, they do not even have a constitution. Though extremely rich, they maintain the people in poverty. [1] Boff said in an interview with the site Comunità Italiana (November 2001) about September 11 attacks on the United States of America: For me, the terrorist attack of September 11 represents the shift towards a new humanitarian and world model. The targeted buildings sent a message: a new world civilization cannot be built with the kind of dominating economy (symbolized by the World Trade Center), with the kind of death machine set up (the Pentagon) and with the kind of arrogant politics and producer of many exclusions (...) For me the system and culture of capital began to collapse. They are too destructive. In the same interview he said that One of the worst fundamentalisms is that of neoliberalism. Break from Roman Catholic Church Authorities in the Roman Catholic Church did not appreciate his criticism of the churchs leadership. They also felt his human rights advocacy had politicized everything and accused him of Marxism. In 1985, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, directed at that time by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger (now Pope Benedict XVI), silenced him for a year for his book *Church: Charism and Power *. In the interview quoted above he accused Cardinal Ratzinger of religious terrorism (*terrorismo religioso *). He was almost silenced again in 1992 by Rome, this time to prevent him from participating in the Eco-92 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, which finally led him to leave the Franciscan religious order and the priestly ministry. Boff joined the international group of Catholic Scholars who in 2012 issued the Jubilee Declaration on reform of authority in the Catholic Church. [2] For most of his life Boff has worked as a professor in the academic fields of theology, ethics and philosophy throughout Brazil and also as lecturer in many universities abroad such as University of Lisbon,University of Barcelona, University of Lund, University of Oslo, University of Torino and others. Books From WorldCat with links to individual book pages on the WorldCat site: *Works by Leonardo Boff most widely held in libraries:* Introducing liberation theology by Leonardo Boff ( Book ) 27 editions published between 1985 and 2001 in 6 languages and held by 1,196 libraries worldwide Church, charism and power : liberation theology and the institutional church by Leonardo Boff ( Book ) 47 editions published between 1981 and 2009 in 7 languages and held by 990 libraries worldwide Jesus Christ liberator : a critical Christology for our time by Leonardo Boff ( Book ) 46 editions published between 1972 and 1994 in 6 languages and held by 849 libraries worldwide Salvation and liberation by Leonardo Boff ( Book ) 32 editions published between 1979 and 1996 in 5 languages and held by 787 libraries worldwide The maternal face of God : the feminine and its religious expressions by Leonardo Boff ( Book ) 21 editions published between 1979 and 1989 in 6 languages and held by 721 libraries worldwide Saint Francis : a model for human liberation by Leonardo Boff ( Book ) 37 editions published between 1981 and 2006 in 6 languages and held by 633 libraries worldwide Ecclesiogenesis : the base communities reinvent the church by Leonardo Boff ( Book ) 20 editions published between 1977 and 2008 in 5 languages and held by 576 libraries worldwide Faith on the edge : religion and marginalized existence by Leonardo Boff ( Book ) 8 editions published between 1989 and 1999 in English and held by 527 libraries worldwide Trinity and society by Leonardo Boff ( Book ) 25 editions published between 1986 and 2005 in 6 languages and held by 501 libraries worldwide When theology listens to the poor by Leonardo Boff ( Book ) 16 editions published between 1984 and 1988 in 5 languages and held by 493 libraries worldwide Liberating grace by Leonardo Boff ( Book ) 14 editions published between 1976 and 1990 in 4 languages and held by 477 libraries worldwide Liberation theology : from dialogue to confrontation by Leonardo Boff ( Book ) 3 editions published between 1985 and 1986 in English and held by 464 libraries worldwide Ecology & liberation : a new paradigm by Leonardo Boff ( Book ) 11 editions published between 1993 and 2000 in 4 languages and held by 459 libraries worldwide Cry of the earth, cry of the poor by Leonardo Boff ( Book ) 14 editions published between 1996 and 2006 in 3 languages and held by 427 libraries worldwide In his latest work, the noted Latin American theologian Leonardo Boff extends the intuitions of liberation theology, showing how they contribute to answering urgent questions of poverty and ecological degradation. If faith fails to appreciate the ecological paradigm, Boff argues, it only adds to the crisis and begs for reform. Focusing on the threatened Amazon of his native Brazil, Boff traces the economic and metaphysical ties that bind the fate of the rain forests with the fate of the Indians and poor of the land. He shows how liberation theology must join with ecology in reclaiming the dignity of the earth and our sense of a common community. To illustrate to possibilities, Boff turns to resources in Christian spirituality, ancient and modern, including cosmic Christology and the vision of St. Francis of Assisi.-BOOK JACKET. Passion of Christ, passion of the world : the facts, their interpretation, and their meaning yesterday and today by Leonardo Boff ( Book ) 17 editions published between 1977 and 2011 in 3 languages and held by 424 libraries worldwide This classic work of liberation theology explores the meaning of the Cross, both as it has been interpreted in the past and how it should be interpreted in the context of contemporary faith and circumstances. These particular circumstances include the poverty and repression, fear and violence under which so many of the world s people suffer today. In such a world, how can the Cross be understood and preached and what are the consequences of that understanding? The Lords prayer : the prayer of integral liberation by Leonardo Boff ( Book ) 25 editions published between 1979 and 1988 in 5 languages and held by 412 libraries worldwide Way of the Cross-way of justice by Leonardo Boff ( Book ) 14 editions published between 1978 and 1987 in 6 languages and held by 379 libraries worldwide New evangelization : good news to the poor by Leonardo Boff ( Book ) 26 editions published between 1990 and 2006 in 4 languages and held by 363 libraries worldwide Essential care an ethics of human nature by Leonardo Boff ( Book ) 9 editions published between 2007 and 2008 in English and held by 351 libraries worldwide This volume draws on myth, science, and many faiths in Boffs passionate plea for care. 1492-1992 : the voice of the victims ( Book ) 8 editions published between 1990 and 1991 in English and held by 333 libraries worldwide *Works about Leonardo Boff most widely held in libraries:* - The silencing of Leonardo Boff : the Vatican and the future of world Christianity by Harvey Gallagher Cox ( Book ) - The path to hope : fragments from a theologians journey by Leonardo Boff ( Book ) - The liberation christologies of Leonardo Boff and Jon Sobrino : Latin American contributions to contemporary christology by Donald E Waltermire ( Book ) - Introducing contemporary theologies : the what and the who of theology today by Neil Ormerod ( Book ) - Council and context in Leonardo Boffs ecclesiology : the rebirth of the church among the poor by Kjell Nordstokke ( Book ) - The world as sacrament : sacramentality of creation from the perspectives of Leonardo Boff, Alexander Schmemann, and Saint Ephrem by M Kadavil ( Book ) - Reden vom dreieinigen Gott in Brasilien und Indien : Grundzüge einer ökumenischen Hermeneutik im Dialog mit Leonardo Boff und Raimon Panikkar by Rudolf von Sinner ( Book ) - Rechtfertigungsgeschehen und Befreiungsprozess : die Eschatologien von Martin Luther und Leonardo Boff im kritischen Gespräch by Claus Schwambach ( Book ) - Leonardo Boff : zwischen Poesie und Politik by Horst Goldstein ( Book ) - Gnadenlehre und Sakramentenlehre bei Leonardo Boff : eine textimmanente Untersuchung by Albert Dietrich ( Book ) - Trinitätslehre als Sozialkritik? : das Verhältnis von Gotteslehre und Sozialkritik in den trinitätstheologischen Entwürfen von Jürgen Moltmann und Leonardo Boff by Stephanie Hartmann ( Book ) - Die Zweireichelehre Martin Luthers im Dialog mit der Befreiungstheologie Leonardo Boffs : ein ökumenischer Beitrag zum Verhältnis von christlichem Glauben und gesellschaftlicher Verantwortung by Silfredo Bernardo Dalferth ( Book ) - Der Fall Boff : eine Dokumentation ( Book ) - Praktijk of principe : basisgemeenschappen en de ecclesiologie by Berma Klein Goldewijk ( Book ) - Kirche als Gemeinschaft der Befreiung : Vergleich und Zusammenführung der ekklesiologischen Ansätze der Befreiungstheologie bei Leonardo Boff und der feministischen Theologie bei Rosemary Radford Ruether und Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza by Andrea M Friedrich ( Book ) - Christologie und Nachfolge : eine systematisch-ökumenische Untersuchung zur Befreiungschristologie bei Leonardo Boff und Jon Sobrino by Antonio Carlos de Melo Magalhães ( Book ) - Nuestra América : crítica de los signos ocultos de la modernidad by Guillermo Castro H. ( Book ) - Dominação & mudança : libertação na teologia de Leonardo Boff by Angelo Longo ( Book ) - O outro caminho da libertação : conversa imaginária com o Prof. Frei Leonardo Boff by Mário Graciotti ( Book ) - Contemporary hispanic biography. Volume 3 ( Book ) Thank you for visiting LiberationTheology.org Click here to return to HOME page ......Editors Copyright (c) 2011-2014. All Rights Reserved. Powered by WordPress and WordPress Theme created with Artisteer.
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