PREFACE
Herb Schmidt
Because of the Civil War
million refugees have been created
in El Salvador， more than one
More than fifty-one thousand
civilians--women， children， and men not involved in the military or
with the guerrillas--have been murdered or have disappeared. Thir-
ty-five priests， nuns， and pastors have been assassinated in the last
five years. Since President Duarte s election in April 1984， the situ-
ation in the cities has changed. The death squads remain intact， but
they are being to a considerable ~ xtent restrained. Only two hundred
fifty death squad assassinations were recorded in 1984， and there
were only somewhat more than tw~etve hundred other killings of non-
，combatants recorded. But what does not appear in the official lists is
the unknown but enormous number of noncombatant old people and
children killed by aerial bombardment and in ground sweeps by the
Salvadoran army in areas controlled by the popular forces. Such is
the basic situation that has forced refugees to flee to \"safe haven\" in
this country. Many of those deported back to their homeland have
faced rape， imprisonment， torture， even death. Those are the facts
and events that have prompted religious communities to respond by
providing sanctuary， as part of the movement that is the subject of
this book.
What you will find in this smal
soned， intellectual， dispassionate
of the sanctuary movement. It i
I book is not an academically sea-
theological or political discussion
s， rather， a passionate， involved，
soul-searching， intellectually challenging， theologically penetrat-
ing， personal expression by scholars， refugees， and sanctuary work-
ers reflecting on the existential struggle to be faithful to our visions
of faith with committed action that challenges the oppressive \"prin-
cipalities and powers\" of our day. It is our hope that these pages will
help many more individuals and faith communities to become aware
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