Jose Miguez Bonino

Luther and Liberation

Theology

“A book of depth and passion. Martin Luther emerges from Altmann's scholarship neither as the forerunner of all Latin American good causes nor as the measure of all things but as a 'father in the faith' - one who was seized by the liberating power of the Gospel and thrown into the political, social, economic, and religious upheavals of his century. Altmann situates Luther's words and ideas, his failures and achievements, in those times and circumstances, and thus makes it possible for us to engage Luther in an intelligent, fruitful, and passionate conversation across the centuries. Himself a Latin American partner in this conversation, Altmann not only enables North American readers to know Luther better, but also to know better the questions and concerns that Latin American Christians are addressing to our brothers and sisters in other parts of the world.”