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[Over the past several years, Latin American moral theology, in which liberation theology and its ethics play a prominent role, has been creatively developing its method and content in response to social and cultural changes. While many have incorporated the personalist approach of postconciliar moral theology, it is from the perspective of the victims that they have been addressing issues in bioethics, ecology, cultural transformation, feminist ethics, human rights, and especially the economy. Most now locate solidarity at the center of their ethic.], THREE TENDENCIES have been evident in Latin American theology, especially Catholic theology, since Vatican II: traditionalist theology with persistent appeals to ecclesiastical documents; progressive postconciliar theology; and liberation theology. This [...]

LOVE THAT PRODUCES HOPE: THE THOUGHT OF IGNACIO ELLACURIA. Edited by Kevin F. Burke and Robert Lassalle-Klein. Collegeville, Minn.: Liturgical, 2006. Pp. xxxv + 292. $29.95. For Maria Pilar Aquino, [...]

THE GROUND BENEATH THE CROSS: THE THEOLOGY OF IGNACIO ELLACURIA. By Kevin F. Burke, S.J. Washington: Georgetown University, 2000. Pp. xviii + 244. $55. Kevin Burke has written a fine [...]

Early morning on September 15, El Salvador's Independence Day, the community of Suchitoto was awakened by the roar of planes flying low and fast. "The people knew immediately they were [...]

TORBELLINO EN LA IGLESIA: ENSAYOS SOBRE ECUMENISMO, LITURGIA, Y SOCIEDAD. By Osvaldo D. Santagada. Buenos Aires: Fundacion Diakonia, 2004. Pp. 143. $10. These essays examine issues facing the Catholic Church [...]

The present text comes from Central America, where all the suffering and the hopes of the whole continent are intensely felt. The author considers that this fact may contribute to the reflections that are being carried on in preparation for the 5th General Conference of CELAM, especially those based on the methodological perspective of seeing-judging-acting. Consequently, in the first part of this paper a glance is directed to the countries of the area, which the author explores with human and Christian sensitivity. Then he goes on to propose a series of criteria which he considers central for passing a judgment on the reality that has been described under the light of faith. Finally he reflects on how the Church can respond to the suffering and injustices that afflict the majorities of Central America and the whole continent. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Examines the counternarcotics justification devised by the United States (U.S.) government regarding its military presence in Latin America. Negative consequences of the U.S. government's war on drugs in the Latin America region; Forces driving the U.S. war on drugs; Roots of the U.S. government's narcoguerilla theory; Aid package approved by the Congress in June 2000 for Colombia's counternarcotics initiatives; Problem ignored by the Colombian aid package. INSETS: Yanquis Return to El Salvador;The Value of Vieques.