Juan Luis Segundo

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Juan Luis Segundo was a Uruguayan Jesuit priest and influential theologian known as a key proponent and intellectual architect of Latin American liberation theology.

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Juan Luis Segundo canonical 2

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instanceOf Jesuit priest
human
liberation theologian
theologian
countryOfCitizenship Uruguay
dateOfBirth 1925-03-31
dateOfDeath 1996-01-17
educatedAt Pontifical Gregorian University
Universidad de la República (Uruguay)
era 20th‑century theology
familyName Segundo
fieldOfWork biblical hermeneutics
liberation theology
political theology
theology
gender male
givenName Juan Luis
hasAcademicApproach contextual theology
historical‑critical method in biblical interpretation
hasReligionRole Catholic priest in the Archdiocese of Montevideo
influenced Latin American liberation theologians
pastoral practice in Latin America
influencedBy Karl Rahner
Latin American social reality
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
knownFor being a key proponent of liberation theology
developing a critical, socio‑political reading of Christian theology
languageOfWorkOrName English
Portuguese
Spanish
memberOf Society of Jesus
movement Latin American liberation theology
name Juan Luis Segundo self-link
nationality Uruguayan
notableWork Faith and Ideologies
A Theology of Liberation
surface form: The Liberation of Theology

Theology and the Church
Theology for Artisans of a New Humanity
occupation Catholic priest
theologian
university professor
placeOfBirth Montevideo
surface form: Montevideo, Uruguay
placeOfDeath Montevideo
surface form: Montevideo, Uruguay
regionOfActivity Latin America
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church
theologicalPerspective critique of ideological distortions of faith
emphasis on the preferential option for the poor
use of social sciences in theological reflection
workedIn Montevideo
surface form: Montevideo, Uruguay

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liberation theology associatedWith Juan Luis Segundo
Juan Luis Segundo name Juan Luis Segundo self-link