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Liberation theologies were first being discussed in the Latin American context, especially within Catholicism in the 1960s after the Second Vatican Council.There, it became the political praxis of theologians such as Frei Betto, Gustavo Gutiérrez, Leonardo Boff, and Jesuits Juan Luis Segundo and Jon Sobrino, who popularized the phrase "preferential option for the poor".
Gustavo Gutiérrez-Merino Díaz OP (8 June 1928 – 22 October 2024) was a Peruvian philosopher, Catholic theologian, and Dominican priest who was one of the founders of liberation theology in Latin America. [1] [2] His 1971 book A Theology of Liberation is considered pivotal to the formation of liberation theology.
Latin American liberation theology (Spanish: Teología de la liberación, Portuguese: Teologia da libertação) is a synthesis of Christian theology and Marxian socio-economic analyses, that emphasizes "social concern for the poor and political liberation for oppressed peoples". [1]
The Liberation of Theology (1975–76) Hidden Motives of Pastoral Action: Latin American Reflections (English edition, 1978) Jesus of Nazareth Yesterday and Today (5 vols., 1982–88; volume 1, Faith and Ideologies, is the best known) Theology and the Church: a response to Cardinal Ratzinger and a Warning to the Whole Church (1985)
Gutiérrez’s liberation theology put the poor as its priority and exerted great influence on doctrine and the history of the church in Latin America. His 1971 book “A Theology of Liberation” had a profound impact by proposing a faith based on social justice focused on the poor and positing that poverty “is a scandalous state, an attack ...
These theologians are practitioners of liberation theology. Subcategories. This category has only the following subcategory. Q. Queer ...
[45] [46] [2] In their concern for the poor and for the liberation of the oppressed, these comprise a Christian theological approach that engages in socio-economic analyses and endorses social and political activism. [47] In An End to the Silence (1985), Wilson embraced the "fresh thinking of liberation theology". Given the "low intellectual ...
Pages in category "Liberation theology" The following 40 pages are in this category, out of 40 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...