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A Study of Liberation Theology
By Paul Wecker
For Mr. Plouffe
Liberation theology is that the belief that an organized religion has the right to use force to liberate the poor and oppressed from economic or political oppression. Liberation theology is evident all over the world.
“Liberation theology calls for Christians to act on their faith to challenge the sinful structures of our world, rather than to glory in the spiritual justice of the next” .
Liberation theologists believe that the Bible supports their views. ... It is not that these christians dispute the idea of attending to the needs of the poor and helpless, but they do not agree with the way in which liberation theologians achieve this goal. The Church or its constituants believe that the only way by which God wants poverty to be abolished is by prayer and relinquishing possesions to charity. A liberation theologian believes that there is another way, by taking action and seeing that oppresed people are free, be it by revolution or war.
Liberation theologians are obviously inspired and influenced by Marxists. They both strive towards equality liberation of a people. The laws and ideals of Marxism probably appealed to the oppressed people in Latin America as they do to all poorer nations with a large lower class and a minimal upper class.
It is difficult to say where and when liberation theology was invented. The Bible contains evidence that it was practiced in ancient times, but it was never documented as liberation theology. ... The concept of a theology based on liberation was not recognized until the 1960’s when a group of intellectuals, mostly medical students, educators and doctors, generally residing in Europe.
Approximate Word count = 1336
Approximate Pages = 5.3
(250 words per page double spaced)
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