Liberation from every form of exploitation, the possibility of a more human and dignified life, the creation of a new humankind -… — Gustavo Gutiérrez Copy Share Image
We take it for granted that Jesus was not interested in political life: his mission was purely religious. Indeed we have witnessed… — Gustavo Gutiérrez Copy Share Image
There are not two histories, one profane and one sacred, 'juxtaposed' or 'closely linked.' Rather there is only one human destiny. — Gustavo Gutiérrez Copy Share Image
Faith is not limited to affirming the existence of God. No, faith tells us that God loves us and demands a loving… — Gustavo Gutiérrez Copy Share Image
In the Bible poverty is a scandalous condition inimical to human dignity and therefore contrary to the will of God. — Gustavo Gutiérrez Copy Share Image
Human history is in truth nothing but the history of the slow, uncertain, and surprising fulfillment of the Promise. — Gustavo Gutiérrez Copy Share Image
“The unqualified affirmation of the univeral will of salvation has radically changed the way of conceiving the mission of the Church in the world.… — Gustavo Gutierrez Copy Share Image
But the poor person does not exist as an inescapable fact of destiny. His or her existence is not politically neutral, and it is… — Gustavo Gutiérrez Copy Share Image
The God of Exodus is the God of history and of political liberation more than he is the God of nature. — Gustavo Gutiérrez Copy Share Image
Liberation from every form of exploitation, the possibility of a more human and dignified life, the creation of a new humankind - all pass… — Gustavo Gutiérrez Copy Share Image
The poverty of the poor is not a call to generous relief action, but a demand that we go and build a different social… — Gustavo Gutiérrez Copy Share Image
If I define my neighbor as the one I must go out to look for, on the highways and byways, in the factories and… — Gustavo Gutiérrez Copy Share Image
“An essential clue to the understanding of poverty in liberation theology is the distinction, made in the Medellín document "Poverty of the Church," between… — Gustavo Gutiérrez Copy Share Image
If there is no friendship with them [the poor] and no sharing of the life of the poor, then there is no authentic commitment… — Gustavo Gutiérrez Copy Share Image
[Neighbor is] not he whom I find in my path, but rather he in whose path I place myself, he whom I approach and… — Gustavo Gutiérrez Copy Share Image
We take it for granted that Jesus was not interested in political life: his mission was purely religious. Indeed we have witnessed . .… — Gustavo Gutiérrez Copy Share Image
Theology is reflection, a critical attitude. The commitment of love, of service, comes first. Theology follows; it is the second step. — Gustavo Gutiérrez Copy Share Image