Clodovis Boff

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Clodovis Boff is a Brazilian Catholic theologian known for his contributions to liberation theology and his work alongside, and later in critical dialogue with, his brother Leonardo Boff.

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instanceOf Catholic theologian
liberation theologian
member of a religious order
person
countryOfCitizenship Brazil
dateOfBirth 1944-08-08
educatedAt Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro NERFINISHED
Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo NERFINISHED
Pontifical Gregorian University NERFINISHED
familyName Boff NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork ecclesiology
political theology
theology
givenName Clodovis NERFINISHED
hasCritiqued certain currents of liberation theology
politicization of theology
hasInfluenced Latin American Catholic theology
debates on liberation theology methodology
hasWritten articles on ecclesiology
books on liberation theology
essays on the option for the poor
influencedBy Catholic social teaching NERFINISHED
Latin American social reality
Second Vatican Council NERFINISHED
knownFor contributions to liberation theology
critical dialogue with classical liberation theology
theological debate with Leonardo Boff
theological reflection on the poor and social justice
languageOfWorkOrName Portuguese
memberOf Order of Servants of Mary NERFINISHED
movement liberation theology
name Clodovis Boff NERFINISHED
nationality Brazilian
notableIdea primacy of faith and church over politics in theology
notableWork Liberation Theology: From Confrontation to Dialogue NERFINISHED
Theology and Praxis NERFINISHED
occupation theologian
placeOfBirth Concórdia, Santa Catarina, Brazil NERFINISHED
positionHeld professor of theology
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholicism
residence Brazil NERFINISHED
sibling Leonardo Boff NERFINISHED
theologicalFocus methodology of liberation theology
option for the poor
relationship between church and politics
theologicalTradition Latin American liberation theology

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Leonardo Boff hasSibling Clodovis Boff