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liberation theology

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liberation theology
n.
A school of theology, especially prevalent in the Roman Catholic Church in Latin America, that finds in the Gospel a call to free people from political, social, and material oppression.
liberation theologian n.
liberation theology
n
(Christian Religious Writings / Theology) the belief that Christianity involves not only faith in the teachings of the Church but also a commitment to change social and political conditions from within in societies in which it is considered exploitation and oppression exist
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Noun1.liberation theology - a form of Christian theology (developed by South American Roman Catholics) that emphasizes social and political liberation as the anticipation of ultimate salvation
theological system, theology - a particular system or school of religious beliefs and teachings; "Jewish theology"; "Roman Catholic theology"
Translations
liberation theology n → teologia della liberazione
liberation theology n → teologia della liberazione


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I believe that Humanism will remain a tiny movement with "undeniable philosophical value" unless we acquire the passionate commitment of early Marxists, liberation theology and the early Christians.
Great divides by Barry, Dale L. / The Humanist
Under each of them he then squeezes a pet theory of his own, respectively priesthood and clericalism (Mahoney), ecumenism (Murphy-O'Connor), liberation theology (Madariaga); local theologies in Africa (Arinze) and syncretism in Asia (Darmaetmadja).
A Church in Search of Itself: Benedict XVI and the Battle for the ... by de Valk, Alphonse / Catholic Insight
The Vatican has continually rejected the proposal because of its association with liberation theology and the expectation that the diocese would eventually ordain married men to the priesthood.
Vatican says no to native church by Cones, Bryan / U.S. Catholic
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