Liberation theology is a Christian theological approach emphasizing the liberation of the oppressed. The term originated among Latin American Catholic theologians in the 1960s, and it has increasingly been used to describe similar approaches in other parts of the globe. It often engages in socio-economic analyses, and emphasizes social concern for those marginalized due to their social class, race, ethnicity, gender, etc.

History

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".[1][2]

See also

References

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  2. ↑ Løland, Ole Jakob (July 2021). Usarski, Frank (ed.). "The Solved Conflict: Pope Francis and Liberation Theology" (PDF). International Journal of Latin American Religions. 5 (2). Berlin: Springer Nature: 287–314. doi:10.1007/s41603-021-00137-3. eISSN 2509-9965. ISSN 2509-9957. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 9, 2021. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  3. ↑ Dault, Kira (January 22, 2015). "What Is the Preferential Option for the Poor?". U.S. Catholic. 80: 46. Archived from the original on July 10, 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Büschges, Christian; Müller, Andrea; Oehri, Noah, eds. (2021). Liberation Theology and the Others: Contextualizing Catholic Activism in 20th Century Latin America. Lanham: Lexington Books.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Chávez, Joaquín M. (2014). "Catholic Action, the Second Vatican Council, and the Emergence of the New Left in El Salvador (1950-1975)". The Americas. 70 (3): 459–487. doi:10.1017/S0003161500003990. JSTOR 43189194.
  6. ↑ Alves, Rubem A. (1988). Towards a Theology of Liberation. Princeton Theological Seminary. Archived from the original on June 14, 2022. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Rubem Alves – Liberation Theology Pioneer". Critical Therapy Center. New York, NY. July 21, 2014. Archived from the original on January 13, 2015. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  8. 1 2 3 4 Rowland, Christopher, ed. (2007). The Cambridge Companion to Liberation Theology (2nd ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
  9. 1 2 3 4 Mor, Jessica Stites (2022). "Liberation Theology and Apartheid". South-South Solidarity and the Latin American Left. University of Wisconsin Press. pp. 131–166. doi:10.2307/j.ctv264f9mb.10.
  10. 1 2 Altinors, Gorkem (2021). "'Property Belongs to Allah, Capital, Get Out!' Turkey's Anti-Capitalist Muslims and the Concept of Alternatives to Capitalism". In Fishwick, Adam; Kiersey, Nicholas (eds.). Postcapitalist Futures: Political Economy Beyond Crisis and Hope. Pluto Press. pp. 108–125. doi:10.2307/j.ctv1n9dkkw.8.
  11. 1 2 Dian Topan Arif Pribadi (2023). "Religious Socialism: The Cross-Pollination of Islamic Spirituality and Western Socialism in 'Liberation Theology' of Dr. Ali Shari'ati's Thought". Al-Risalah. 14 (1): 194–225. doi:10.34005/alrisalah.v14i1.2432 (inactive November 1, 2025).{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of November 2025 (link)
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  13. ↑ Protección social inclusiva en América Latina : una mirada integral, un enfoque de derechos (in Spanish). CEPAL. March 1, 2011. ISBN 978-921054555-6. Archived from the original on January 9, 2021. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
  14. ↑ Richard P. McBrien, Catholicism (Harper Collins, 1994), chapter IV.
  15. ↑ Gustavo Gutierrez, A Theology of Liberation, 1st (Spanish) ed. Lima, Peru, 1971; 1st English ed. Orbis Books (Maryknoll, New York), 1973.
  16. ↑ Travis Kitchens (June 21, 2010). "Chomsky on Religion". Archived from the original on December 11, 2021. Retrieved October 17, 2017 – via YouTube.
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  21. ↑ Luke 4
  22. ↑ Schouten, Jan Peter (2008). Jesus as guru: the image of Christ among Hindus and Christians in India. Amsterdam: Rodopi. p. 247. ISBN 978-1-4356-9523-8. OCLC 302001445.
  23. ↑ Ateek, Naim (1989). Radford Reuther, Rosemary (ed.). Justice, and Only Justice: A Palestinian Theology of Liberation (3 ed.). The University of Michigan: Orbis. ISBN 9780883445402. Archived from the original on June 14, 2022. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
  24. 1 2 Garland, Sidney (1986). "Liberation Theology and the Ulster Question" (PDF). Journal of the Irish Christian Study Centre. 3: (40–54), 44.
  25. ↑ McVeigh, Joe (2020). Des Wilson: A Voice for the Poor & Oppressed. Belfast: An Ceathrú Póilí.
  26. ↑ "Fr Des Wilson obituary: Priest who fought oppression and injustice in North". The Irish Times. December 7, 2019. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
  27. ↑ Wilson, Des (2005). The Way I see it: an Autobiography by Fr Des Wilson. Belfast: Beyond the Pale Publications. p. 128. ISBN 1900960281.
  28. ↑ "Entrevistas históricas: Oriana Fallaci entrevista dom Helder Câmara". Socialista Morena (in Brazilian Portuguese). March 31, 2013. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  29. ↑ Wilson (2005), pp. 133-136
  30. ↑ Lewis, H. (2017). "Deaf Liberation Theology and Social Justice". Religions. 8 (10): 232. doi:10.3390/rel8100232. ProQuest 1965650270.
  31. ↑ "The Claggett Statement". 1985.
  32. ↑ Ehrenberg, Hans; Rosenzweig, Franz; Rosenstock-Huessy, Eugen (1910). Ways of Peace, Lights of Peace. Vol. 1 & 2. Rome & New York: Vatican Press & Bible Society.

Further reading

On Pope John Paul II's relationship to Liberation theology

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