Gustavo Gutiérrez: Mean

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“About the twelfth century the possibility of sharing contemplation by means of preaching and other forms of apostolic activity began to be considered. This point of view was exemplified in the mixed life (contemplative and active) of the mendicant orders and was expressed in the formula: contemplata aliis tradere”

Gustavo Gutiérrez

"to transmit to others the fruits of contemplation"
Source: A Theology of Liberation (1971), p. 7

Life

“Theology thus understood, that is to say as linked to praxis, fulfills a prophetic function insofar as it interprets historical events with the intention of revealing and proclaiming their profound meaning.”

Gustavo Gutiérrez

Source: A Theology of Liberation (1971), p. 13

“The liberation of our continent means more than overcoming economic, social, and political dependence. It means, in a deeper sense, to see the becoming of mankind as a process of the emancipation of man in history. It is to see man in search of a qualitatively different society in which he will be free from all servitude, in which he will be the artisan of his own destiny.”

Gustavo Gutiérrez

Source: A Theology of Liberation (1971), p. 91

History , Search , Sense , Dependency

“As we progress, various shades of meaning and deeper levels of understanding will complement this initial effort.”

Gustavo Gutiérrez

Part 1, Theology And Liberation, p. 1
A Theology of Liberation - 15th Anniversary Edition

Understanding , Effort

“The building of a just society means overcoming every obstacle to the creation of authentic peace.”

Gustavo Gutiérrez

Source: A Theology of Liberation - 15th Anniversary Edition, Chapter Three, The problem, p. 31

Peace

“To hope does not mean to know the future, but rather to be open, in an attitude of spiritual childhood, to accepting it as a gift.”

Gustavo Gutiérrez

Source: A Theology of Liberation - 15th Anniversary Edition, Chapter Eleven, Eschatology And Politics, p. 125

Hope , Future , Childhood