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*Juan Luis Segando
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*Jon Sobrino}}
*[[File:Guevara.png]] [[Guevarism|Camilo Torres Restrepo]] (1929-1966) [[File:Cball-Colombia.png]] Colombia
*[[File:Blacknat.png]] [[Black Nationalism|James Hal Cone]] (1938-2018) [[File:Cball-US.png]] United States
*[[File:Anglican Theocracyf.png]] [[African Socialism|Desmond]] [[Christian Socialism|Tutu]] (1931-2021) [[File:Cball-South_Africa.png]] South Africa
*[[File:Antiimp.png]] [[World Federalism|Leonardo Boff]] (1938-) [[File:Cball-Brazil.png]] Brazil
*Jon Sobrino (1938-) [[File:Cball-Spain.png]] Spain
*[[File:Allende.png]] [[Democratic Socialism|José Antonio Viera-Gallo]] (1943-) [[File:Cball-Chile.png]] Chile
*[[File:Castro.png]] [[Christian Socialism|Frei Betto]] (1944-) [[File:Cball-Brazil.png]] Brazil
*[[File:Humanismpix.png]] [[Humanism|Alejandro Solalinde]] (1945-) [[File:Cball-Mexico.png]] Mexico
*[[File:Christsoc.png]] [[Christian Socialism|Fernando Lugo]] (1951-) [[File:Cball-Paraguay.png]] Paraguay
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[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixuDPKwHU2M Rojo y Negro]
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'''Liberation Theology''' is an ideology and form of Christian theology that is economically and culturally left-wing. It seeks to liberate all oppressed peoples, particularly the poor, but certain variations focus more on categories like race, gender, or caste. While it is most prevalent in Latin America, there are also significant liberation theology movements in The United States<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20190324091632/https://www.pbs.org/thisfarbyfaith/people/james_cone.html]</ref>, South Africa<ref name=":0">[https://archive.org/details/cambridgecompani0000unse_s7h0/page/221 <nowiki>[2]</nowiki>]</ref>, Namibia<ref name=":0" />, India<ref>[https://www.worldcat.org/title/jesus-as-guru-the-image-of-christ-among-hindus-and-christians-in-india/oclc/302001445 <nowiki>[3]</nowiki>]</ref>, South Korea<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=Rcs8AAAAYAAJ <nowiki>[4]</nowiki>]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20050211084644/http://theologytoday.ptsem.edu/jan1985/v41-4-tabletalk2.htm <nowiki>[5]</nowiki>]</ref>, and Palestine<ref>[https://www.fosna.org/content/liberation-theology <nowiki>[6]</nowiki>]</ref><ref>[https://www.orbisbooks.com/a-palestinian-theology-of-liberation.html <nowiki>[7]</nowiki>]</ref><ref>[https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09596410903481846?journalCode=cicm20 <nowiki>[8]</nowiki>]</ref>, all of which have differences between each other.
 


'''Liberation Theology''' is an ideology and form of Christian theology that is usually economically and culturally left-wing. It seeks to liberate all oppressed peoples, particularly the poor, but certain variations focus more on categories like race, gender, or caste. While it is most prevalent in Latin America, there are also significant liberation theology movements in The United States, South Africa, India, South Korea, and Palestine, all of which have differences between each other. 
==History==
==History==


=== Latin America ===
===Latin America===
WIP
WIP


=== South Africa and The United States ===
===The United States===
WIP
WIP


=== India ===
===Africa===
WIP
WIP


=== Palestine ===
===India===
WIP
WIP


=== South Korea ===
===Palestine===
WIP
WIP
===South Korea===
WIP
==How to Draw==
{{Flag|LiberationTheologyFlag.png}}
# Draw a Ball.
# Draw a Red line dividing the ball horizontally into two.
# Fill the top half with Red, and the bottom half with Black.
# Draw a large White cross in the middle of it's body.
# Add the eyes and you're done!


==Relationships==
==Relationships==
===Friends===
*[[File:Christy.png]] [[Christian Theocracy]] and [[File:Catheo.png]] [[Catholic Theocracy]] - The savior is our lord and guide.
*[[File:Christsoc.png]] [[Christian Socialism]] - Christ shall liberate us from hunger and poverty.
*[[File:Relfem.png]] [[Religious Feminism]] - All people are equal under the lord.
*[[File:Prog-u.png]] [[Progressivism]] - We must emancipate all from oppression.
*[[File:Cdem.png]] [[Christian Democracy]] - Based, even better than Christian Theocracy.
*[[File:Native.png]] [[Indigenism]] - Indigenous peoples must be liberated from oppression. You should be more accepting to the teachings of Christ though.
*[[File:Socdem.png]] [[Social Democracy]] - He wants to help the poor.
===Frenemies===
*[[File:Ormarxf.png]] [[Marxism]] - Your class analysis helped me understand how the world works, but why are you against religion?
*[[File:ML.png]] [[Marxism–Leninism]] - The ELN is based, but you're usually very hostile to religion.
*[[File:PagTheo.png]] [[Pagan Theocracy|Native South-American Paganism]] - An unenlightened heathen, though religious syncretism could be very useful to make conversion easier.
*[[File:Zapa.png]] [[Neozapatismo]] - I admire your drive but you don't liberate your communities by burning churches.
===Enemies===
*[[File:Caste.png]] [[Caste System]] - Oppressive heathen!
*[[File:StateathFedora.png]] [[State Atheism]] - You don't understand that religion is a tool for liberation.
*[[File:Cfash.png]] [[Clerical Fascism]] and [[File:Positive_Christianity.png]] [[Positive Christianity]] - Oppressors who bastardize Christianity.
*[[File:Christianright.png]] [[Religious Nationalism#Christian Right|Christian Right]] - You claim to love God, yet, you leave the poor and oppressed to suffer, while you enrich yourself.
*[[File:Imp.png]] [[Imperialism]] - The people must be liberated from imperialism and colonialism.
*[[File:Neoliberal-icon.png]] [[Neoliberalism]] - Stop exploiting the global poor for your own materialistic greed!
*[[File:Necon.png]] [[Neoconservatism]] - Stop financing corrupt oppressive dictators and terrorist genocidal paramilitaries!
*[[File:Satan.png]] [[Satanic Theocracy]] - Why?
*[[File:Ethcac.png]] [[Ethnocacerism]] - I understand your anger, but returning to salvagism and barbarity isn't the right choice.
*[[File:Racenat.png]] [[Racial Nationalism]] - Christians must combat racism.
*[[File:Plutocrat.png]] [[Plutocracy]] - Oppressors who manipulate The Word of God into a religion of money & greed.
*[[File:Pinochet.png]] [[Pinochetism]] - Fake Catholic who wants to take me on a 'helicopter ride'.
==Further Information==
==Further Information==


=== Texts ===
===Literature===


*  
*[https://1lib.us/book/3294204/844eb5 A Theology of Liberation] by Gustavo Gutiérrez
*[https://1lib.us/book/1077245/376bda Risks of Faith: the Emergence of a Black Theology of Liberation] by James H. Cone
*[https://1lib.us/book/3294210/c52ea5 Introducing Liberation Theology] by Leonardo and Clodovis Boff
*[https://1lib.us/book/5448296/9c00bf On the Side of the Poor: The Theology of Liberation] by Gustavo Gutiérrez
*[https://1lib.us/book/5572852/093deb Liberation Theology for Armchair Theologians] by Miguel A. De La Torre


===Wikipedia===
===Wikipedia===


* [[Wp:Liberation theology|Liberation theology]]
* [[w:Liberation theology|Liberation theology]]
** [[w:Latin_American_liberation_theology|Latin American liberation theology]]
** [[w:Black_theology|Black theology]]
** [[w:Dalit_theology|Dalit theology]]
** [[w:Minjung_theology|Minjung theology]]
** [[w:Political_theology_in_the_Middle_East#Palestinian_liberation_theology|Palestinian liberation theology]]
 
====People====
* [[w:Frei_Betto|Frei Betto]]
* [[w:Leonardo_Boff|Leonardo Boff]]
* [[w:Gustavo_Guti%C3%A9rrez|Gustavo Gutiérrez]]
* [[w:Óscar_Guillermo_Garretón|Oscar Guillermo Garretón]]


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===Citations===
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Latest revision as of 00:41, 9 May 2024

Liberation Theology is an ideology and form of Christian theology that is economically and culturally left-wing. It seeks to liberate all oppressed peoples, particularly the poor, but certain variations focus more on categories like race, gender, or caste. While it is most prevalent in Latin America, there are also significant liberation theology movements in The United States[1], South Africa[2], Namibia[2], India[3], South Korea[4][5], and Palestine[6][7][8], all of which have differences between each other.


History

Latin America

WIP

The United States

WIP

Africa

WIP

India

WIP

Palestine

WIP

South Korea

WIP

How to Draw

Flag of Liberation Theology
  1. Draw a Ball.
  2. Draw a Red line dividing the ball horizontally into two.
  3. Fill the top half with Red, and the bottom half with Black.
  4. Draw a large White cross in the middle of it's body.
  5. Add the eyes and you're done!

Relationships

Friends

Frenemies

  • Marxism - Your class analysis helped me understand how the world works, but why are you against religion?
  • Marxism–Leninism - The ELN is based, but you're usually very hostile to religion.
  • Native South-American Paganism - An unenlightened heathen, though religious syncretism could be very useful to make conversion easier.
  • Neozapatismo - I admire your drive but you don't liberate your communities by burning churches.

Enemies

Further Information

Literature

Wikipedia

People

Citations

Navigation

zh:解放神学