Suffering and salvation in Ciudad Juárez
Book Description
In the border city of Ciudad Juárez, a devastating pattern of violence against women has claimed hundreds of lives since 1993, creating a crisis that demands both theological reflection and spiritual response. Nancy Pineda-Madrid brings her firsthand understanding of this traumatic reality to bear in a profound examination of how faith communities can confront systematic brutality and dehumanization.
Drawing from her direct experience with the situation in Juárez, Pineda-Madrid explores the complex web of cultural, economic, and religious elements that perpetuate violence against women. Rather than offering simple answers, she invites readers into a deeper understanding of how social suffering reveals humanity's fundamental longing for justice, healing, and genuine liberation.
At the heart of this work lies a transformative vision of salvation that emerges not from passive acceptance but through active solidarity and community resistance. Pineda-Madrid demonstrates how authentic spiritual practice must engage with the harsh realities of injustice while fostering practices that build healing connections between people.
This theological reflection challenges readers to examine how faith can become a force for transformation in the face of seemingly overwhelming darkness. Through careful analysis of religious dimensions of suffering, the author illuminates pathways toward hope that honor both the gravity of loss and the persistent human capacity for renewal through collective action and mutual support.
Who Is This For?
📖 Reading Level: Short (< 200 pages) (~5 hours)
📄 Length: 186 pages
What You'll Discover
- ✓ Explore Suffering--religious aspects--christianity
- ✓ Explore Women
- ✓ Explore Suffering, religious aspects
- ✓ Explore Religious aspects
- ✓ Explore Women--crimes against
- ✓ Explore Social conditions
- ✓ Explore Women--crimes against--mexico--ciudad juárez
- ✓ Explore Salvation
