Item 1676 - Liberation: freedom to love

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CA ON00389 F4-9-1-1676

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Liberation: freedom to love

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  • April - June 1985 (Creation)

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2 p. of textual records

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(1932-1996)

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This item is a 1 ½ page article by Henri Nouwen entitled: ‘Liberation: Freedom to Love’, published in Together by World Vision International, April-June 1985, No. 7. This item is identified as excerpts from Nouwen’s prologue to Gustavo Gutierrez’ book ‘We Drink from our own Wells’. Nouwen begins by stating, ‘The spirituality of liberation is deeply rooted in the lived experience of God’s presence in history’. Nouwen then writes that Gutierrez believes liberation theology cannot be reduced to a political movement nor is it a ‘theological rationale for a class struggle’. Nouwen states that Jesus is the center of the movement and Jesus loves both the oppressed and the oppressor. Nouwen reiterates a theme he has spoken of before that the spiritual well-being of the Americas, north and south are tied together and that the ‘inflamed’ cord of Central America that binds them together is reminding us that there is a deep spiritual crisis that involves the whole of the Americas. He concludes, ‘ In the name of millions of the nameless poor, Gustavo Gutierrez reaches out a hand to us and calls us to open our hearts again to the life-giving Spirit of Jesus…’

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      Published in Together no. 7 (April-June 1985): 14-15. by World Vision International.

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      "To Carol" written on top of the article.

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      2000 01

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      Box 296

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      42-274

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      Added by L Joson, 10 November 2017
      Revised by L Joson, 22 June 2018

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