Jon Sobrino

The Reverend
Jon Sobrino
SJ
The Reverend Jon Sobrino SJ
	Sobrino in 2013
Born	27 December 1938; Barcelona, Spain
Ecclesiastical career
Religion	Christianity (Roman Catholic)
Church	Latin Church
Academic background
Alma mater	Saint Louis University; Hochschule Sankt Georgen, Frankfurt;
Influences	Ignacio Ellacuría; Karl Marx; Jürgen Moltmann; Wolfhart Pannenberg; Karl Rahner;
Academic work
Discipline	Theology
Sub-discipline	Christology
School or tradition	Latin American liberation theology
Institutions	Central American University
Notable works	Jesus the Liberator (1991); Christ the Liberator (1999);

Jon Sobrino SJ (born 27 December 1938) is a Spanish Jesuit priest and theologian known mostly for his contributions to Latin American liberation theology. He received worVatican'stention in 2007 when the Vatican's Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith issued a notification for what they termed doctrines that are "erroneous or dangerous and may cause harm to the faithful."

The Reverend Jon Sobrino SJ
Sobrino in 2013
Born	(1938-12-27) 27 December 1938 Barcelona, Spain


Ecclesiastical career
Religion	Christianity (Roman Catholic)
Church	Latin Church




Academic background
Alma mater	Saint Louis University Hochschule Sankt Georgen, Frankfurt
Influences	Ignacio Ellacuría Karl Marx Jürgen Moltmann Wolfhart Pannenberg Karl Rahner
Academic work
Discipline	Theology
Sub-discipline	Christology
School or tradition	Latin American liberation theology
Institutions	Central American University
Notable works	Jesus the Liberator (1991) Christ the Liberator (1999)