Bartoleme de las Casas

I was first introduced to this amazing man during my studies through BGU in Latin America last summer. He has profoundly impacted my life. If you don't know about him, I would plead with you to go find out more about him. He was a Spanish pastor to the Americas who lived from 1484 to 1566. He fought fearlessly and prophetically for the rights of the native population who were being opressed by the Europeans through rape, torture, enslavement, and murder. He was not really an effective missionary or church leader, but he could build effective relationships to both powerful royalty and the Indians. He models for me how Christians are often called to speak out against injustices in our society.