Nostalgia de infinito

It is impossible to understand Latin American Pentecostalism without a clear understanding of its origin. Donald Dayton embarks on this task, and accomplishes it with admirable detail. Dayton's investigation focuses on the pre-history of the Pentecostal movement in Latin America. Nevertheless, the reader will discover that much of what has happened in Latin American Pentecostalism could only be understood by exploring those theological roots, which could be summarized in four Christological affirmations: Jesus saves, heals, baptizes with the Holy Spirit, and will come again. Dayton's book...

Las cartas que conforman este libro nacieron del corazón del autor y pretenden llegar a los corazones de todos aquellos que las lean. Algunas vieron la luz en un crudo invierno, con el alma casi helada. Otras nacieron entre las flores de la más sublime primavera. Todas ellas, sin excepción, fueron redactadas cuando su autor pudo escuchar la voz de Dios susurrando y humedeció la pluma en el corazón para extraer el néctar de experiencias casi sagradas. The letters that make up this book were born in the heart of the author and are intended to reach the hearts of all who read them. Some...

The refrain of a popular Spanish hymn proclaims, “I am the Church, you are the Church, we are the Church.” With this as a keynote, Hosffman Ospino draws on the deep conviction among Hispanic Catholics that they are called to be the Church—locally, nationally, and globally—and provides a basic introduction to the nature and mission of the Church. In La Iglesia, the Church’s origin, structure, history, and mission are explored in light of the experience of Hispanic Catholics in the United States. Hoffsman Ospino, professor of theology and religious education at Boston College’s...

La calidad literaria y la profundidad teológica convierten al libro de Isaías en una obra egregia de la Sagrada Escritura. La finalidad del comentario que ofrecemos estriba en imbuir al lector en el placer de comprender y vivir la enseñanza del profeta. Por eso el planteamiento es didáctico y catequético. Didáctico, en cuanto que aporta datos concretos para comprender el mensaje de Isaías; catequético, porque incita al lector a poner en práctica el mensaje revelado en la vida cotidiana.