Description

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Well-known liberation theologian Fr. Miguel D'Escoto seeks to recover Christianity's tradition of nonviolence while considering imperialism's impact on Nicaragua. Referencing Gandhi, Martin Luther King, and Tolstoy, he criticizes George Bush's warmongering and manipulation of religion for political ends. Miguel D'Escoto was Nicaragua's foreign minister in the Sandinista government in the 1980s and is currently the President of the United Nations General Assembly.

About the Author

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Father Miguel D'Escoto is a Nicaraguan Catholic priest who was born and studied in the United States. He was a key figure in the founding of the Maryknoll imprint, Orbis Books, in 1970, and was an official with the World Council of Churches. An adherent of liberation theology, he was Nicaragua's Foreign Minister in the Sandinista government. Cultural Director of UNESCO in Latin America and the Caribbean