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liberation theology
noun
- a 20th-century Christian theology, emphasizing the Biblical and doctrinal theme of liberation from oppression, whether racial, sexual, economic, or political.
liberation theology
noun
- 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
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of liberation theology1
Example Sentences
Conservative Catholics — many of them in the U.S. — have long accused their leader of liberation theology, if not downright heresy, for his work.
He was galvanized early in life by liberation theology, a logical philosophy for someone who recognizes Jesus as the altruistic, peace-loving hippie he is depicted as in the New Testament.
A Peruvian priest who founded liberation theology, a movement advocating an active role for the Roman Catholic Church in fighting poverty and injustice but reviled by some as Marxist, has died.
As a youth, she took part in local speech competitions where she melded folk religion and liberation theology.
An adherent of liberation theology, which focuses on the oppressed, she spent time protesting the United States government’s policies in Central America and helping undocumented refugees who had fled to the U.S.
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