{"product_id":"the-scandal-of-redemption-when-god-liberates-the-poor-saves-sinners-and-heals-nations-paperback","title":"The Scandal of Redemption: When God Liberates the Poor, Saves Sinners, and Heals Nations - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eOscar Romero\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMichael Lapsley\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTo find out why Pope Francis is making Oscar Romero a saint, read the words that cost him his life.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A church that does not provoke crisis, \u003c\/b\u003e a gospel that does not disturb, a word of God that does not touch the concrete sin of the society in which it is being proclaimed - what kind of gospel is that?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThree short years\u003c\/b\u003e transformed El Salvador's Archbishop Oscar Romero from a defender of the status quo into one of the most outspoken voices of the oppressed. An assassin's bullet ended his life, but his message lives on. In March 2018 Pope Francis announced that the Catholic Church would canonize Oscar Romero, acknowledging that he is indeed a saint who was martyred for proclaiming the gospel, and that the political and social implications of that message, which so scandalized the powerful, flowed directly from Romero's faithfulness to the teachings of Jesus.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThese selections from Romero's diaries and radio broadcasts\u003c\/b\u003e invite each of us to align our own lives with the way of Jesus that lifts up the poor, welcomes the broken, wins over enemies, and transforms the history of entire nations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 139\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 6.9 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 24, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Benjamin Franklin Award (2019)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51758117814560,"sku":"9780874861419","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/2e4c2491a60e17c314ee74b554131846.webp?v=1780118466","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-scandal-of-redemption-when-god-liberates-the-poor-saves-sinners-and-heals-nations-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}