Famous Figures

His leadership of the Exodus, which he does not complete himself, and his transmission of law intended to govern the people after his death, reflect a Legacy orientation in which the task is explicitly conceived as preparation for a future one will not inhabit.

Her Catholic Worker Movement, which built communities of voluntary poverty and direct service as an alternative to both capitalism and state socialism, reflects a Community orientation in which collective organised care is a spiritual as well as political practice.

His chairing of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which was structured as a communal rather than purely judicial process for confronting apartheid-era crimes, reflects a Community orientation in which healing requires collective witness rather than individual judgment.

His transformation from conservative bishop to vocal advocate for El Salvador's poor communities, providing a communal voice for those whose deaths the state refused to acknowledge, reflects a Community orientation in which the church's function is to gather and protect the community of the vulnerable.