"There is no question that Aloysius Pieris is one of the most creative theologians writing today. His insights into the relationship between poverty, religion, and liberation are nothing short of profound. This book is must reading.
"Aloysius Pieris has laid the basis for an Asian theology of liberation by showing that such a theology must integrate the monastic spirituality of voluntary poverty and the biblical call for solidarity with the poor, as the agents of God's liberation from forced poverty. . . . Only by locating itself in the lived connection between inward and social liberation can Christianity become a life-giving witness in and for Asian people, who are the vast majority of the world's poor"
"Christian theology liberated from shackles of traditional theology in response to the colossal reality of poverty and to the deep religiousness of the majority of people of Asia-this is what Aloysius Pieris has done in this book. He has done it with the compassion of one who shares the experience of what it means to be poor and religious in Asia today and with the passion of a reformer whose love for his church drives him to be an insightful critic of it. Pieris invites all of us to move towards that 'theo-logical' horizon of Asia beset with human suffering and rich in religious symbolism."
"North American readers who know of the Sri Lankan Jesuit, Aloysius Pieris, . . . know that his is one of the most persuasive voices yet raised in liberation theology. With the publication of this book, many more readers will rejoice to hear the gospel's relevance to deliverance from poverty enunciated perhaps more clearly and memorably than they have ever heard it before. The best part is Father Pieris's clear understanding that God's work of liberation is not confined within Christian limits but is at work in many religions, many cultures, and many social movements. He shows us how the liberation of the poor also liberates Christianity from an idolatrous view of itself.”