A review by jrowe93
The Violence of Love by Oscar A. Romero

4.0

A lovely book of homilies by Blessed (soon to be Saint) Oscar Romero. Though it is written within the social and political context of El Salvador, its message of concern for human dignity, spiritual and political liberation through Christ and God’s heart for justice and the oppressed can be applied anywhere. It was particularly convicting to read in light of what is happening in the United States now, where many Christians, particularly on the right, have chosen to align themselves with those whose actions and words are the complete opposite of the Gospel; who have chosen to abandon prophetic witness in pursuit of social and political power.