Rutilio Grande: Memory and Legacy of a Jesuit Martyr - Softcover

Pineda, Ana Marķa

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1943901201 ISBN 13: 9781943901203

Publisher: Lectio Publishing LLC, 2022

Synopsis

Jesuit Rutilio Grande's martyrdom at the hands of El Salvador security forces in 1977 had a profound influence on the quest for freedom and justice for the poor and marginalized. This book adds to his legacy countless reflections and memories shared by those who knew him.

Although decades have passed since the assassination of Father Rutilio Grande during the country's civil conflict in the 1970s and 1980s, his memory and presence have become a rich legacy for Salvadorans and many others beyond the borders of this small country. This book pursues the question: Who was this man? In rich detail, the author explores Rutilio Grande's homilies, writings, and correspondence and also presents an image of the man as referenced in the sermons of Saint Óscar Romero.

Following Rutilio's life journey and conducting copious personal interviews enabled the author to gather the voices of those who knew Rutilio Grande

and whose memories are still vivid and vibrant. This book adds to shared stories, photos, and remembrances, his words sung in hymns and folk ballads, his image painted on colorful murals on neighborhood walls throughout El Salvador-all of which speak of Rutilio Grande, a man of the people.

Photographs are included.

About this title

About the Author

Dr. Ana Marķa Pineda, R.S.M., is a member of the Institute of the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas, and a graduate of the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago (M.A.) and the Pontifical University of Salamanca, Spain (S.T.D.).Teaching on the faculty at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago, Professor Pineda also served as Director of its Hispanic Ministry Program. She is a founding member of the Hispanic Theological Initiative that supports Latino/a doctoral theological graduate studies, and is the past president of the Academy of Catholic Hispanic Theologians of the United States. In 2021, La Comunidad of Hispanic Scholars of Religion presented Dr. Pineda the Lifetime Achievement Award for her contribution to Latinx theology. She is currently Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Santa Clara University.

Edition details

• Publisher: Lectio Publishing LLC
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1943901201
• ISBN 13: 9781943901203
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 140