Gustavo Gutierrez, a native of Lima Peru, was educated in Lima, Chile, and Europe and was ordained in 1959. In his work, Gutierrez's theological training is joined with experience of living and working among the poor of Rimac, a Lima slum, where he also founded and directs the Bartolome de Las Casas Center. His books include the classic A Theology of Liberation, The God of Life, The Power of the Poor in History, We Drink from Our Wells, The Truth Shall Make You Free, and Las Casas.
