The Archbishop Romero Lecture Series at Notre Dame has brought US Americans to a rich and multidimensional encounter with the assassinated archbishop who is so deeply loved in El Salvador and far beyond. The authors themselves are a remarkable assembly; their reflections on Romero's life and witness, interesting and challenging. Robert Pelton has written a wonderful book.” —Marie Dennis, Director, Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns and Vice-president, Pax Christi International
“Fr. Pelton has done a remarkable job in gathering such a diverse and high-quality set of lectures. This volume will become invaluable in keeping Bishop Romero’s memory and legacy alive in the U.S. and abroad.” —Rev. Luis Calero, S.J., Santa Clara University
“Nearly twenty-five years after his martyrdom the witness of Monsignor Oscar Romero continues to serve as a reference point for thousands of Latin Americans and people all around the world who model their lives after the Gospel ideals he lived out so fully and faithfully. Father Robert Pelton, our premier Latin Americanist, has shown once again his gifts for highlighting the life of one of the church’s true heroic figures with this superb collection of lectures that keep the spirit of Romero alive for future generations.” —Rev. Stephen P. Judd, M.M., Director of the Maryknoll Language Institute, Cochabamba, Bolivia
“Oscar Romero, the Archbishop of San Salvador who repeatedly protested against the rampant violence in his homeland. . . has been honored by the Archbishop Romero Lecture Series at the University of Notre Dame since 1987; the present volume makes eight of those lectures available to a wider audience.” —Religious Studies Review
"Robert Pelton has collected various essays that attempt to reckon with Romero's formidable influence. Writers in this volume—from El Salvadoran political leader Rubén Zamora to U.S. activist Margaret Swedish, to Chiapas bishop Samuel Ruiz Garcia—would surely agree with Archbishop Luciano Mendes de Almeida who points out that, Romero always spoke the truth about the situation of oppression and repression being lived by the poorest of the poor—even risking his life to do so. . . . the book reveals the various conflicts in which Romero found himself at such a grave time in the life of his country." —The Americas
"For those who have yet to be introduced to this 'saint of our time, Monsignor Romero is a powerful and substantial introduction to his person. For those who already know him, this book provides new and interesting perspectives, from a wide range of people, on his life and continuing significance." —St. Anthony Messenger
"University, college and public libraries would do well to include this book in their collections because it not only sets forth Romero's inspiring legacy but also helps the reader to understand the forces that keep people in debilitating poverty." —Catholic Library World
"All the lectures collected in this book give valuable insights into the importance of Romero for the third millennium." —American Catholic Studies
"The essays look with admiring reverence back to his life and forward with hope for the 21st century, which his death enabled him to look into only with far-seeing eyes that would never grow old and weary. Our day too needs such eyes. . . ." —Review for Religious
"This volume contains reflections offered at the Archbishop Romero Lecture Series at the University of Notre Dame." —Theology Digest
