Latin American Christology
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Latin American Christology is a theological approach that interprets the person and mission of Christ from the perspective of the poor and oppressed in Latin America, emphasizing liberation from social, economic, and political injustice.
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christology
ⓘ
liberation theology perspective ⓘ theological approach ⓘ |
| addresses |
dictatorships in Latin America
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economic dependency and underdevelopment ⓘ human rights violations ⓘ poverty in Latin America ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
ahistorical Christology
ⓘ
purely spiritualized Christology ⓘ |
| developedSince | 1960s ⓘ |
| developsConceptOf |
Christ as the crucified people
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Christ present in the poor ⓘ preferential option for the poor ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
Jesus as liberator
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Jesus in solidarity with the poor ⓘ Kingdom of God as historical liberation ⓘ community and base ecclesial communities ⓘ discipleship as commitment to justice ⓘ historical Jesus NERFINISHED ⓘ liberation from economic injustice ⓘ liberation from political injustice ⓘ liberation from social injustice ⓘ orthopraxy ⓘ praxis ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
mission of Christ
ⓘ
person of Christ ⓘ |
| hasTheologicalRegion | Latin America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| interpretsFromPerspectiveOf |
the oppressed
ⓘ
the poor ⓘ |
| isAssociatedWith |
Clodovis Boff
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gustavo Gutiérrez NERFINISHED ⓘ Ignacio Ellacuría NERFINISHED ⓘ Jon Sobrino NERFINISHED ⓘ Leonardo Boff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isCriticizedBy | some Vatican documents ⓘ |
| isInfluencedBy |
Catholic social teaching
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Latin American liberation theology ⓘ Medellín Conference 1968 NERFINISHED ⓘ Puebla Conference 1979 NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Vatican Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
Portuguese
ⓘ
primarily Spanish ⓘ |
| relatesTo |
contextual theology
ⓘ
political theology ⓘ postcolonial theology ⓘ social analysis ⓘ structural sin ⓘ systemic injustice ⓘ |
| seeks |
fullness of life for the marginalized
ⓘ
integral liberation ⓘ transformation of unjust structures ⓘ |
| uses | Marxist social analysis (selectively) ⓘ |
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