liberation theology
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Liberation theology is a Christian movement, especially prominent in Latin America, that interprets the gospel through the lens of social justice and the struggle for the liberation of the poor and oppressed from political, economic, and social injustice.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Black liberation theology | 1 |
| Liberation theology | 1 |
| theology of liberation | 1 |
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian theology
ⓘ
contextual theology ⓘ theological movement ⓘ |
| alsoPresentIn | Protestant churches ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Leonardo Boff
ⓘ
surface form:
Clodovis Boff
Gustavo Gutiérrez ⓘ Hugo Assmann ⓘ Jon Sobrino ⓘ Juan Luis Segundo ⓘ Leonardo Boff ⓘ Archbishop Óscar Romero ⓘ
surface form:
Óscar Romero
|
| branch |
Dalit theology
ⓘ
black liberation theology ⓘ eco-liberation theology ⓘ feminist liberation theology ⓘ minjung theology ⓘ |
| coreConcern |
economic liberation
ⓘ
liberation from social oppression ⓘ liberation of the poor ⓘ political liberation ⓘ social justice ⓘ |
| criticizedBy |
Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith
ⓘ
surface form:
Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
Pope John Paul II ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
politicization of the gospel
ⓘ
use of Marxist categories ⓘ |
| denominationalContext |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| developedIn |
1960s
ⓘ
1970s ⓘ |
| emphasis |
community organizing
ⓘ
economic justice ⓘ human rights ⓘ political engagement ⓘ praxis ⓘ preferential option for the poor ⓘ structural sin ⓘ |
| goal |
holistic salvation (spiritual and material)
ⓘ
transformation of unjust social structures ⓘ |
| influenced |
political theology
ⓘ
public theology ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Catholic social teaching
ⓘ
Marxist social analysis ⓘ Council of Latin American Bishops’ Conferences (CELAM) ⓘ
surface form:
Medellín Conference of Latin American Bishops (1968)
Council of Latin American Bishops’ Conferences (CELAM) ⓘ
surface form:
Puebla Conference of Latin American Bishops (1979)
Second Vatican Council ⓘ dependency theory ⓘ |
| interprets | Christian gospel through the lens of the poor ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
base ecclesial communities
ⓘ
historical praxis ⓘ integral liberation ⓘ reading the Bible from the perspective of the oppressed ⓘ structural injustice ⓘ |
| language | primarily Spanish ⓘ |
| mainRegion | Latin America ⓘ |
| majorProponent | Gustavo Gutiérrez ⓘ |
| majorWork | A Theology of Liberation ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| responseTo |
authoritarian regimes in Latin America
ⓘ
economic inequality ⓘ poverty in Latin America ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Liberation theology
this entity surface form:
Black liberation theology
this entity surface form:
theology of liberation