Liberation Theology
Liberation theology (Spanish: Teología de la liberación, Portuguese: Teologia da libertação) is a synthesis of Christian theology and socio-economic analyses, that emphasizes "social concern for the poor and political liberation for oppressed peoples." Beginning in the 1960s after the Second Vatican Council, liberation theology became the political praxis of Latin American theologians such as Gustavo Gutiérrez, Leonardo Boff, and Jesuits Juan Luis Segundo, and Jon Sobrino, who popularized the phrase "preferential option for the poor." This expression was used first by Jesuit Fr. General Pedro Arrupe in 1968 and soon after this the World Synod of Catholic Bishops in 1971 …
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MiningWatch Canada · 10 December 2022 English
It also illustrates a number of basic rule of law issues with Canada’s Guidelines, including the lack of reporting and transparency in their implementation; the lack of clarity regarding the …
human rights defenders who, inspired by Liberation Theology, promote and defend the right to life, freedom …
MiningWatch Canada · 10 December 2022 English
It also illustrates a number of basic rule of law issues with Canada’s Guidelines, including the lack of reporting and transparency in their implementation; the lack of clarity regarding the …
human rights defenders who, inspired by Liberation Theology, promote and defend the right to life, freedom …
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 28 February 2022 English
Debates about Muslim societies have intensified in the last four decades, triggered by the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran and 9/11. At the heart of these assumptions is Muslim exceptionalism: …
Middle East, the emergence of Catholic “liberation theology” in Latin America, the towering role of …
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 31 January 2022 English
Religion is fundamental to contemporary Puerto Rican society. The first synthesis of the religious history of the island, Communities of the Soul explores religion in Puerto Rico and the beliefs, …
dismally in the 1960s. The appearance of liberation theology challenged the church’s ingrained con- servatism …
CASW: Canadian Association of Social Workers · 15 April 2021 English
A Better Understanding of Christianity… • Struggle with Christianity: some of its religions' treatment of Indigenous Peoples • Colonization of Indigenous Peoples through RSS • Partnership with government to “assimilate” …
separate from actions of others • Explored liberation theology to see there are forms of Christianity that …
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 23 September 2020 English
Early Pentecostal revivals swept through Canadian communities, big and small, in the early 1900s. Reports abounded of worshippers falling down at the altar, speaking in tongues, having dreams and visions, …
found in the Social Gospel movement and Liberation Theology. As the authors 31758_Wilkinson.indd 31 …
PMLQ: Parti marxiste-léniniste du Québec · 21 July 2020 English
We, the working people, work and produce value and you the ruling imperialist oligarchy and your courtiers expropriate the value we produce; you own and control the economy, and you …
America. The action was endorsed by the Jewish Liberation Theology Institute, Solidarity for Palestinian 30 …
CFWW: Centre for Families, Work and Well-Being · 31 March 2020 English
We are interested in how to better understand and respond to the experiences of Indigenous women and Two-Spirit persons, youth, and people with disabilities in resource development and extraction contexts. …
2013). In the Philippines and Guatemala, liberation theology has greatly influenced the Catholic Church …
PUL: Les Presses de l'Université Laval · 2020 French
Les termes v�rit�, justice et r�conciliation occupent aujourd'hui une place importante dans le vocabulaire mobilis� pour cadrer les rapports entre les �tats des Am�riques et les populations qu'ils ont historiquement …
Celis, Leila (2016a), « The Legacy of Liberation Theology in Colombia. The Defense of Life and Territory …
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 2020 English
In the 1960s and 1970s, in the midst of the Cold War and an international decolonization movement, development advocates believed that poverty could be ended, at home and abroad. The …
with the op- pressed, often inspired by liberation theology or other leftist interna- tionalisms.57 Development …
