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Al "pobrecillo" de Asís (1182-1226) debe la espiritualidad cristiana una inspiración permanente, pues su agitada vida es tan fascinante como su mensaje expresado con imágenes poéticas, por ejemplo, en el Cántico del Hermano Sol. Comenzó siendo el ambicioso hijo de un mercader de Asís y terminó en la pobreza del Evangelio, convertida en su libertad espiritual. Niklaus Kuster relata la vida de un santo extremadamente humano: su origen privilegiado, las conmociones existenciales de su juventud, el cambio radical hasta colocarse al lado de los pobres, su grupo poco convencional de...

Dr. Luciano Jaramillo is one of the most important Biblical scholars in the Spanish-speaking world. His multiple contributions in the field of Bible translation have demonstrated him to be one of the most distinguished and relevant erudites of the 21st century. He served as secretary of the translation committee for the NVI (Nueva Version Internacional) translation, the most widely read modern Bible translation in the Spanish language. He is also the author of seven books on Biblical disciplines, theology, and devotional reflection and has served as pastor, professor at various Bible...

Mi primera aproximación a la vida y a la obra de Anibal Joel james Figarola (Guanabacoa, 1942-Santiago de Cuba, 2006), uno de los intelectuales y escritores más valientes que he conocido. Me he ajustado a la lectura de sus libros publicados y a mis vivencias en el largo periodo que arranca en 1968 en que nos conocimos en la Universidad de Oriente y se extiende hasta poco tiempo antes de su siembra en el cementerio Santa Ifigenia, de Santiago de Cuba. El autor es uno de los pocos fundadores vivos del Festival del Caribe (1981), Fiesta del Fuego, y de la Casa del Caribe, legalizada el 23 de...

Born into a loving family, Dietrich Bonhoeffer pursued a life as a pastor, teacher, theologian -- and spy. He spoke out about the trouble in Germany when Adolph Hitler came to power, urging the Christian church to rescue disparaged people groups and resist Hitler's evil empire. Accused of being a troublemaker, Dietrich continued on fearlessly in the midst of wickedness. His work as a spy in the German resistance and participation in a plot to assassinate Hitler led to imprisonment and eventual execution. But the lesson of his life story remains: "Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to...