The Gospel of Csar Chvez: My Faith in Action [Paperback]

Mario Garc?a's The Gospel of C?sar Ch?vez presents the thoughts and words of one of the leading U.S. Catholic and ecumenical thinkers of the 20th century. Readers will find here many startling meditations on poverty, non-violence, collective action, and social justice, and on their relationship to human spirituality.This is a book to read slowly and meditatively and let it transform you. Mario Garc?a has truly given us Gospel, 'good news,' a window into the everyday wisdom, dichos, and powerful spiritual vision of C?sar Ch?vez.C?sar Ch?vez was primarily a moral teacher, a man of great faith whose spirit inspired all those who met or heard him. Professor Garc?a's beautiful book captures, in C?sar's own words, the depth of Ch?vez's convictions and the richness of his legacy for all generations. The power of his beliefs about human dignity, social justice, love, and truth is evident in this remarkable volume. This book may help us find a moral direction as we enter the perilous decades of the twenty-first century.The Gospel of C?sar Ch?vez reveals the agony and the ecstasy of a man I was privileged to know, one living an authentic Christian life amidst injustice, suffering and even death-and never losing hope that justice will one day triumph. Like Moses, he did not see that day but never despaired of its dawning.At this crucial moment in our nation's history'the immigration moment'the witness of C?sar Ch?vez gives us reason to hope. As we face the gift and task of just and lasting immigration reform, this collection of Ch?vez' writings reminds us that true reform of any kind must be nurtured and sustained by a lively faith and a vibrant spirituality.Garcia heavily annotates each chapter and ends the book with a bibloigraphy....The book dispels any misconception of Chavez's beliefs were simple or unsophisticated....Response to the book has been positive and diverse.Best known as the leader of the farm workers' struggle and of the Latino civil rights movement, Ch?vel3.