De La Torre Releases New Book - Liberating Jonah: An Ethics of Reconciliation

Courtesy of Orbis Books

DENVER – Liberating Jonah offers a new approach to reconciliation for the racial and ethnic minorities within the United States. Author Miguel A. De La Torre, associate professor of social ethics at Iliff, draws powerful lessons from the biblical story of the reluctant Jonah, a member of a subjugated people. God sends a member from the oppressed group to bring a word of redemption to those who benefit from empire – the powerful Assyrian empire of Jonah’s time and the powerful U.S. empire of today. While calling for an end to the abuse for those of different racial and ethnic backgrounds De La Torre mines the Jonah story for paradigms and praxis which today’s U.S. marginalized communities can implement.

Liberating Jonah examines the very nature and process of reconciliation and the significant role that can be played by the underrepresented and oppressed as instruments of change. The alternative and creative solutions examined through case studies bring readers into real life ethical connections and offer an intriguing approach to analysis and action. De La Torre’s clear and passionate book, written from the perspective of the marginalized, creates opportunities for new human and divine energies to be set free when reconciliation is initiated by the oppressed.

To order Liberating Jonah: Forming an Ethics of Reconciliation or 1-800-956-7739.

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The Iliff School of Theology is a graduate theological school of the United Methodist Church, serving more than 38 different faith traditions. Founded in 1892, the seminary provides several degree programs, including a joint Ph.D. program with the University of Denver.