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Pages in category "Liberation theologians" The following 99 pages are in this category, out of 99 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Antoine Adrien;
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.
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".
New religious ideas, in the form of liberation theology, have fortified and legitimized an evolving political culture of resistance. [57] Meanwhile, the Church-supported Base Ecclesial Communities (CEBs) have promoted stronger social connections among community members that has led to more effective activism in Gurupá.
González was born in Havana, Cuba, on August 9, 1937. [2] He received Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees from the Instituto de Marianao in 1954. [2] Following three years of studies at the University of Havana, he attended the Evangelical Seminary of Theology [] in Matanzas, Cuba, from which he received a Bachelor of Sacred Theology degree in 1957. [2]
James Hal Cone (August 5, 1938 – April 28, 2018) was an American Methodist minister and theologian.He is best known for his advocacy of black theology and black liberation theology.
Helmut Richard Niebuhr (/ ˈ n iː b ʊər /; September 3, 1894 – July 5, 1962) was an American theologian and Protestant minister who is considered one of the most important Christian ethicists in 20th-century America. He is best known for his 1951 book Christ and Culture and his posthumously published book The Responsible Self.
Hugo Assmann (1933–2008) was a Brazilian Catholic theologian who helped develop the ideas surrounding liberation theology following the Second Vatican Council.He was a firebrand critic of the conservative values held by the Catholic orthodoxy, and believed firmly that the role of the Church should be to alleviate the suffering of the global poor.