{"product_id":"in-search-of-christ-in-latin-america-from-colonial-image-to-liberating-savior-9780830851867","title":"In Search of Christ in Latin America: From Colonial Image to Liberating Savior","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTen Outstanding Books in Mission Studies, World Christianity and Intercultural Theology for 2019--\u003ci\u003eInternational Bulletin of Mission Research\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNoted theologian Samuel Escobar offers a magisterial survey andstudy of Christology in Latin America. Starting with the first Spanish influence and moving through popular religiosity and liberationist themes in Catholic and Protestant thought of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, \u003ci\u003eIn Search of Christin Latin America\u003c\/i\u003e culminates in an important description of the work of the Latin American Theological Fraternity (FTL).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEscobar chronologically traces the journey of Latin American Christology and describes the milestones along the way toward a rich understanding of the spiritual reality and powerful message of Jesus. IVP Academic is pleased to release this important work, originally published in Spanish as \u003ci\u003eEn busca de Cristo en América Latina\u003c\/i\u003e, for the first time in English.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOffers theological, historical, and cultural analysis of Latin American understandings of Christ\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscusses the sixteenth-century Spanish Christ, popular religiosity, and developed theological reflection\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCovers the full spectrum oftheological traditions in Latin America\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExamines the figure of Jesus Christ in the context of Latin American culture of the twentieth century\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlaces liberation theology within its social and revolutionary context\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Samuel Escobar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e IVP Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/21\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780830851867\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSamuel Escobar (1934-2025), a native of Peru and a leading Latin American theologian, was one of the key participants in the 1974 International Congress on World Evangelization at Lausanne, Switzerland. He was professor emeritus of missiology at Palmer Theological Seminary and a past president of the International Fellowship of Evangelical Students. His books include \u003ci\u003eThe New Global Mission\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLa Palabra: Vida de la Iglesia\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"IVP Academic","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45293234356339,"sku":"9780830851867","price":46.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_ccc01d27-6fb1-4fe1-9e96-87f78ef9614e.jpg?v=1785415861","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/in-search-of-christ-in-latin-america-from-colonial-image-to-liberating-savior-9780830851867","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}