GUSTAVO GUTIERREZ, author of A Theology of Liberation
a vigorous and important work, passionate for justice, rooted in a strong love for his people
Book Description
Turmoil still grips the Middle East and fear now paralyzes post-9/11 America. The comforts and challenges of this book are thus as timely as when first published in 1987. With new reflections on the future of Judaism and Israel, Ellis underscores the enduring problem of justice. The use of liberation theology to make connections between the Holocaust and contemporary communities from the Third World reminds both Jews and oppressed Christians that they share common ground in the experiences of abandonment, suffering, and death. The connections also reveal that Jews and Christians share a common cause in the battle against idolatry-represented now by obsessions for personal affluence, national security, and ethnic survival. According to Ellis, Jews and Christians must never allow the reality of anti-Semitism to become an excuse to evade solidarity with the oppressed peoples-be they African, Asian, Latin American or, especially, Palestinian.
About the author
MARC H. ELLIS is University Professor of American and Jewish Studies and director of the Center for American and Jewish Studies, Baylor University. Ellis has authored fifteen books and edited five others, including, most recently, A Year at the Catholic Worker: A Spiritual Journey among the Poor and Revolutionary Forgiveness: Essays on Judaism, Christianity, and the Future of Religious Life.
