Romero: A Life

by James R. Brockman

Book Overview

"Let my death, if it is accepted by God, be for my people's liberation and as a witness of hope in the future...A bishop will die, but God's church, which is the people, will never perish." --Oscar Romero

More than twenty-five years have passed since Oscar Romero, the prophetic archbishop of San Salvador, was assassinated while celebrating Mass. In death he joined tens of thousands of his fellow Salvadorans, killed in the conflict...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 157075599X
• ISBN13: 9781570755996
• Release Date: March 2005
• Publisher: Orbis Books
• Length: 283 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

A depiction of political holiness

Oscar Romero is the saint of our age and James Brockman does him justice in this compelling biography. One can almost feel Romero's inner struggles and conflicts bubbling beneath the surface through the description of the historical record. Highly recommended.