The author attempts to root liberation theology in events, and to show its practical impact at the village and barrio level, and explains as clearly as possible the ideas of liberation theologians.
Liberation theology : essential facts about the revolutionary movement in Latin America--and beyond / Phillip Berryman
Creators
Berryman, Phillip
Subject
Liberation theology
Publisher
Heinemann Asia,
National Library Board Singapore,
Digital Description
application/pdf, 231 p.
Table of Contents
emergence of liberation
theology -- Going to the poor -- Mirror of life: the Bible read by the poor -- A new model of church: Christian base communities -- Feet-on-the-ground: from experience to theology -- Captivity and hope: shifting contexts of liberation theology -- The infinite worth of the poor: a critical vision of human rights -- Taking sides: faith, politics, and ideology -- Utilizing Marxism: observations on practice and theology -- God of life: the religious vision of liberation theology -- Other accents: Third World, black, Hispanic, and feminist theologies -- Does it liberate? Objections to liberation
theology -- Looking ahead -- References -- Index.
Copyright
All Rights Reserved. National Library Board Singapore 2009.