{"product_id":"way-of-the-cross-9780742513549","title":"Way of the Cross","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Christopher Columbus arrived in the New World in 1492, there began a new way of the cross, traced for 500 years in the lives of the poor and oppressed peoples of the Americas. These short meditations on the stations reflect on the passion of Christ against the background of conquest.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese are powerful meditations on the Way of the Cross which Jesus walks today. They are written by South American, Mexican, Basque, and Spanish teachers and theologians. -- Kathleen M. Gorman, OSB\u003cbr\u003eThese penitential meditations reflect the Lenten theme of conversion, calling readers, in solidarity with those who are poor, sick,  outcast and oppressed among us, to exchange our hearts of stone for hearts of flesh..... * World Parish *\u003cbr\u003eIntroduced by the editor's own reflections as well as an opening meditation by G. Gutierrez and concluding with a short meditation by D. H. Camara, these meditations, illustrated with evocative woodcuts, vividly re-enact the Way of the Cross followed by the poor and oppressed in their present-day sufferings. * Religious Studies Review *\u003cbr\u003eThe Stations of the Cross have a strong place in the piety of Latin American and Hispanic Catholics in the United States. This book uses that powerful devotion to reflect on the legacy of injustice and suffering, as well as the passages to new life, which have marked five hundred years of Christianity in the Americas. * The Bible Today *\u003cbr\u003eThese penitential meditations reflect the Lenten theme of conversion, calling readers, in solidarity with those who are poor, sick, outcast and oppressed among us, to exchange our hearts of stone for hearts of flesh. * World Parish *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1 Opening Meditation: Only My Death Can Express My Life Chapter 2 Station I: Jesus Prays in the Garden of Olives Chapter 3 Station II: Jesus is Betrayed by Judas and Arrested Chapter 4 Station III: Jesus is Condemned to Death Chapter 5 Station IV: Jesus is Denied by Peter Chapter 6 Station V: Jesus is Handed Over to Pilate Chapter 7 Station VI: Jesus is Scourged and Crowned with Thorns Chapter 8 Station VII: Jesus Carries his Cross Chapter 9 Station VIII: Simon of Cyrene Helps Jesus Carry His Cross Chapter 10 Station IX: Jesus Meets the Women of Jerusalem Chapter 11 Station X: Jesus is Crucified Chapter 12 Station XI: Jesus Promises His Kingdom to the Good Thief Chapter 13 Station XII: Jesus on the Cross Gives His Mother to His Disciple Chapter 14 Station XIII: Jesus Dies on the Cross Chapter 15 Station XIV: Jesus Is Laid in the Tomb Chapter 16 Closing Meditation","brand":"Rlpg\/Galleys","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51037569778007,"sku":"9780742513549","price":23.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780742513549.jpg?v=1750936302","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/way-of-the-cross-9780742513549","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}