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Liberation theology (view source)
Revision as of 06:10, December 29, 2008
, 06:10, December 29, 2008removing origins text. still too boardbrushed. the origin's do appear to be layed out in Reinhold Niebuhr's 1932 Moral Man and Immoral Society. It rejects the Social Gospel for Marxism.
'''Liberation theology''' is the belief that [[God]] sides with oppressed people to help them against their oppressors.<ref>[http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/guestvoices/2008/04/what_is_liberation_theology.html What is Liberation Theology?], Tony Campolo.</ref> It arose in the 1960s in [[Latin America]] as a vehicle for [[fellow traveller]] priests with leftist political views to attack [[conservative]] governments friendly to the [[United States]]. While ostensibly based on [[scripture]], the ideology tended to be extremely left-leaning and influenced by [[Marxist]] [[materialism]] and was thus not viewed favorably by the [[Vatican]]. Its origins are from [[Liberal Christianity]]'s [[Social gospel]].
'''Liberation theology''' is the belief that [[God]] sides with oppressed people to help them against their oppressors.<ref>[http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/guestvoices/2008/04/what_is_liberation_theology.html What is Liberation Theology?], Tony Campolo.</ref> It arose in the 1960s in [[Latin America]] as a vehicle for [[fellow traveller]] priests with leftist political views to attack [[conservative]] governments friendly to the [[United States]]. While ostensibly based on [[scripture]], the ideology tended to be extremely left-leaning and influenced by [[Marxist]] [[materialism]] and was thus not viewed favorably by the [[Vatican]].
==Also See==
==Also See==