The future of history belongs to the poor and exploited. — Gustavo Gutiérrez History 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 Destiny 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… — Gustavo Gutiérrez Action 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 Exodus 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 Attitude Copy Share Image
Once causes are determined, then there is talk of "social injustice" and the privileged begin to resist. — Gustavo Gutiérrez Causes 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 Bible 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… — Gustavo Gutiérrez Approach Copy Share Image
As we progress, various shades of meaning and deeper levels of understanding will complement this initial effort. — Gustavo Gutiérrez Complement Copy Share Image
Christendom is not primarily a mental construct. It is above all a fact, indeed the longest historical experience the Church has had.… — Gustavo Gutiérrez Christendom Copy Share Image
“The use of a variety of tools does not mean sacrificing depth of analysis; the point is only not to be simplistic… — Gustavo Gutiérrez Analysis 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… — Gustavo Gutiérrez Commitment 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 Affirmation 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… — Gustavo Gutiérrez Community Copy Share Image
“But there is one thing that is privileged to be a paradoxical sign of God, in relation to which men are able… — Gustavo Gutiérrez Community Copy Share Image
Liberation from every form of exploitation, the possibility of a more human and dignified life, the creation of a new humankind -… — Gustavo Gutiérrez Creation Copy Share Image
The imbalance between developed and underdeveloped countries - caused by the relationships of dependence - becomes more acute if the cultural point… — Gustavo Gutiérrez Consideration 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 Gestures Copy Share Image
Charity is today a 'political charity.'. . . it means the transformation of a society structured to benefit a few who appropriate… — Gustavo Gutiérrez Benefits Copy Share Image
“Since the Enlightenment, the political order is an order of freedom. The political structures are no longer given, previous to man's freedom,… — Gustavo Gutiérrez Buddhism Copy Share Image
“Man is saved if he opens himself to God and to others, even if he is not clearly aware that he is… — Gustavo Gutiérrez Christianity 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… — Gustavo Gutiérrez Action 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… — Gustavo Gutiérrez Freedom Copy Share Image
Is the Church fulfilling a purely religious role when by its silence or friendly relationships it lends legitimacy to dictatorial and oppressive… — Gustavo Gutiérrez Church Copy Share Image
“History is no longer as it was for the Greeks, an anamnesis, a remembrance. It is rather a thrust into the future.” — Gustavo Gutiérrez History Copy Share Image
Human history is in truth nothing but the history of the slow, uncertain, and surprising fulfillment of the Promise. — Gustavo Gutiérrez Fulfillment Copy Share Image
The complete encounter with the Lord will mark an end to history, but it will take place in history. — Gustavo Gutiérrez Encounter Copy Share Image
The building of a just society means overcoming every obstacle to the creation of authentic peace. — Gustavo Gutiérrez Building Copy Share Image
Through the persons who explicitly accept his Word, the Lord reveals the world to itself. — Gustavo Gutiérrez Accepting Copy Share Image
The denunciation of injustice implies the rejection of the use of Christianity to legitimize the established order. — Gustavo Gutiérrez Christianity Copy Share Image
“The theory of dependence will take the wrong path and lead to deception if the analysis is not put within the framework… — Gustavo Gutiérrez Class struggle Copy Share Image
To hope does not mean to know the future, but rather to be open, in an attitude of spiritual childhood, to accepting… — Gustavo Gutiérrez Accepting Copy Share Image
The world today is experiencing a profound and rapid socio-cultural transformation. But the changes do not occur at a uniform pace, and… — Gustavo Gutiérrez Change 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… — Gustavo Gutierrez Faith Copy Share Image
“The Exodus from Egypt, the home of sacred monarchy, reinforces this idea [desacralization of creation]: it is the 'desacralization' of social praxis.… — Gustavo Gutiérrez Copy Share Image
“In the final analysis, poverty means death: lack of food and housing, the inability to attend properly to health and education needs,… — Gustavo Gutiérrez Death Copy Share Image
Although until recently the Church was closely linked to the established order, it is beginning to take a different attitude regarding the… — Gustavo Gutiérrez Alienation Copy Share Image
Reason has, especially today, many other manifestations than philosophical ones. — Gustavo Gutiérrez Manifestation Copy Share Image
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