Latin American Liberation Theology and Postcolonial Studies

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 313-349
Author(s):  
Roberto Puggioni
Keyword(s):  
Liberation Theology ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Postcolonial Studies ◽  
Global Capitalism ◽  
Christian Theology ◽  
Western World ◽  
Theology Of Liberation

Abstract This paper argues in favour of the need of a continuous decolonisation and contextualisation of theology. Global capitalism, modernity, and the persistent colonial attitudes of the Western world are the phenomena in which to frame the presence of striking inequalities among and within countries. By assuming a liberationist standpoint, the analysis points at the convergence in methods and scopes of the Western postcolonial thought and the Latin American Christian theology of liberation for an effective decolonisation of theology. Liberation, with all its implications, becomes the key term through which to understand this relationship.

scholarly journals Toward an Analytic Theology of Liberation

2020 ◽  
pp. 47-74
Author(s):  
Sameer Yadav
Keyword(s):  
Liberation Theology ◽  
Research Programme ◽  
Christian Theology ◽  
Relative Lack ◽  
Moral Encroachment ◽  
Theology Of Liberation

This chapter attempts to diagnose and critique the relative lack of interest in liberation theology as a research programme in analytic theology. After offering analyses of what constitutes ‘analytic theology’ and ‘liberation’ theology respectively and showing that the two are compatible, I argue that the epistemic good theology seeks—that of producing true explanatory theories—is subject to pragmatic and moral encroachment by other sorts of goods, including the good of serving the needs of the oppressed in society. Accordingly, I conclude that Christian theology ought to recognize liberatory interests as a norm of theological inquiry, and that instances of Christian analytic theology that are not also instances of liberation theology ought to be regarded as instances of bad theology.

scholarly journals 50 años de historia espiritual con la opción por los pobres

2018 ◽  
Vol 78 (309) ◽  
pp. 123
Author(s):  
José María Vigil
Keyword(s):  
Liberation Theology ◽  
Deep Ecology ◽  
Christian Theology ◽  
Characteristic Element ◽  
Utopian Vision ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Liberation Spirituality ◽  
Theology Of Liberation

Medellín fue el momento fundante de la espiritualidad y la teología de la liberación, y su elemento más característico: la opción por los pobres. Los 50 años transcurridos han sido de una espiritualidad muy intensa, por el surgimiento de una nueva eclesialidad, la asunción de la conflictividad inherente al seguimiento de Jesús, una mística martirial... El Autor subraya el carácter espiritual de esta historia, recordando momentos memorables, como la visión sociológico-utópica de Gottwald, el final de la “arqueologia bíblica” clásica, la superación del carácter provinciano de la teología cristiana de la liberación, la apertura al horizonte de la ecologia profunda... y el encuentro reciente con los últimos nuevos paradigmas, que muestran que esta aventura espiritual tiene todavía mucho quehacer por delante.Abstract: Medellín was the founding moment of liberation spirituality and theology, and its most characteristic element: the option for the poor. These 50 years have been of a very intense spirituality, because of the emergence of a new ecclesiality, the assumption of the inherent conflictivity of the following of Jesus, the martyrial mystic... The author emphasizes the spiritual character of this journey, recalling memorable moments, like the sociological-utopian vision of Gottwald, the end of classical “biblical archeology”, the overcoming of the parochial character of the ‘Christian’ theology of liberation, the opening to the horizon of deep ecology ... and the recent encounter with the last new paradigms, which show that this spiritual adventure still has much to do ahead.Keywords: Medellín; Spirituality of liberation; Theology of liberation; Option for the poor; Paradigms.

scholarly journals Princeton Theological Seminary and the Birth of Liberation Theology

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. 19
Author(s):  
Bruno J. Linhares
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Liberation Theology ◽  
Latin American ◽  
The United States ◽  
Doctoral Dissertation ◽  
Theological Seminary ◽  
Late 20Th Century ◽  
Princeton Theological Seminary ◽  
Single Part ◽  
Theology Of Liberation

Resumo: No ano de 1968 Rubem Alves apresentou sua tese de doutoramento “Towards a Theology of Liberation: An Exploration of the Encounter Between the Languages of Humanistic Messianism and Messianic Humanism” no Princeton Theological Seminary (PTS). Publicada como A Theology of Human Hope (1969), sua obra foi a primeira a utilizar o termo “Teologia da Libertação”, e teve grande influência no florescimento da teologia latino-americana na última parte do século XX. A tese não é apenas parte de uma longa ligação histórica do PTS com a Teologia da Libertação. À luz da contribuição inovadora da obra de Alves, este ensaio apresenta primeiro o papel do Princeton Theological Seminary como um dos lugares do nascimento da Teologia da Libertação; segundo, investiga o conteúdo e significado da teologia de Rubem Alves. Palavras-chave: Rubem Alves. Princeton Theological Seminary. Teologia da Libertação. Abstract: In the year 1968 Rubem Alves presented his doctoral dissertation “Towards a Theology of Liberation: An Exploration of the Encounter Between the Languages of Humanistic Messianism and Messianic Humanism” at Princeton Theological Seminary (PTS). Later published as A Theology of Human Hope, Alves’ work was the first to use the term “Theology of Liberation” and provided some basic impetus for the late 20th century flourishing of Latin American theology. Alves’ dissertation, however, is only a single part of a nearly century-long story linking PTS to the birth of Liberation Theology. It is, however, a greatly misunderstood story. In light of Alves’ innovative contribution, this essay attempts two things: first, I will tell the story of PTS’ role as one of the birth places of Liberation Theology in the United States, and second, I will investigate the content and meaning of Alves’ theology. Keywords: Rubem Alves. Princeton Theological Seminary. Liberation Theology.

Liberation Theology and the Captivities of Jesus

Worldview ◽  
1973 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
pp. 41-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard J. Neuhaus
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
University Students ◽  
Liberation Theology ◽  
Latin American ◽  
North American ◽  
National Union ◽  
Gustavo Gutierrez ◽  
Catholic University ◽  
Systematic Effort ◽  
Theology Of Liberation

Gustavo Gutierrez is a native of Peru and professor of theology at the Catholic University of Peru. He is also chaplain to the National Union of Catholic University Students and advisor to the Latin American Bishops Conference. Gutierrez is widely credited with having coined the term "liberation theology," and with the recent publication of his A Theology of Liberation (Orbis; 323 pp.; $7.95/4.95) North American readers are challenged by a major systematic effort to articulate the meaning of the Christian gospel in terms attuned to the revolutionary ferment in Latin America.

Pope Francis, Liberation Theology, and Social Global Justice

Exchange ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 227-251 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roberto Puggioni
Keyword(s):  
Liberation Theology ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Global Justice ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Free Market ◽  
Pope Francis ◽  
Contemporary World ◽  
Social Message ◽  
Social Document ◽  
Theology Of Liberation

Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation Evangelii Gaudium (2013) addresses social issues even if it is not a social document. This paper unfolds its social message and detects the possible convergences with some social themes in the Latin American theology of liberation. In doing this, Francis’ considerations will be framed, as far as possible, in the perspective of the traditional Roman Catholic social thought. Thus, providing also insights on where Francis’ teaching adheres more and where less with the previous social magisterium. After an introductory part and an historical overview on the relationships between the Holy See and liberation theology, we will outline the basic elements of the theology of liberation. Then, drawing from Evangelii Gaudium, we will reflect on Francis’ considerations on themes such as the kingdom of God, the poor, consumerism, and the free-market, for then assessing its relevance for the church in the contemporary world in the concluding part.

scholarly journals The Solved Conflict: Pope Francis and Liberation Theology

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ole Jakob Løland
Keyword(s):  
Cold War ◽  
Liberation Theology ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Catholic Church ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Pope Francis ◽  
Post Cold War ◽  
The Public ◽  
Gustavo Gutierrez ◽  
Global Church

AbstractThe battle for meaning and influence between Latin American liberations theologians and the Vatican was one of the most significant conflicts in the global Catholic church of the twentieth century. With the election of the Argentinean Jorge Mario Bergoglio as head of the global church in 2013, the question about the legacy of liberation theology was actualized. The canonization of Archbishop Oscar Romero and the pope’s approximation to the public figure of Gustavo Gutiérrez signaled a new approach to the liberation theology movement in the Vatican. This article argues that Pope Francis shares some of the main theological concerns as pontiff with liberation theology. Although the pope remains an outsider to liberation theology, he has in a sense solved the conflict between the Vatican and the Latin American social movement. Through an analysis of ecclesial documents and theological literature, his can be discerned on three levels. First, Pope Francis’ use of certain theological ideas from liberation theology has been made possible and less controversial by post-cold war contexts. Second, Pope Francis has contributed to the solution of this conflict through significant symbolic gestures rather than through a shift of official positions. Third, as Pope Francis, the Argentinian Jorge Mario Bergoglio has appropriated certain elements that are specific to liberation theology without acknowledging his intellectual debt to it.

scholarly journals Han and/as Ressentiment: Lessons from Minjung Theology

Religions ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 72
Author(s):  
Sam Han
Keyword(s):  
Political Theory ◽  
Liberation Theology ◽  
Latin American ◽  
English Language ◽  
Minjung Theology ◽  
Korean People ◽  
American Counterpart ◽  
Theological Perspective ◽  
Cultural Concept ◽  
Lauren Berlant

Following calls in recent critical debates in English-language Korean studies to reevaluate the cultural concept of han (often translated as “resentment”), this article argues for its reconsideration from the vantage point of minjung theology, a theological perspective that emerged in South Korea in the 1970s, which has been dubbed the Korean version of “liberation theology”. Like its Latin American counterpart, minjung theology understood itself in explicitly political terms, seeking to reinvigorate debates around the question of theodicy—the problem of suffering vis-à-vis the existence of a divine being or order. Studying some of the ways in which minjung theologians connected the concept of han to matters of suffering, this article argues, offers an opening towards a redirection from han’s dominant understanding within academic discourse and public culture as a special and unique racial essence of Korean people. Moreover, by putting minjung theology in conversation with contemporary political theory, in particular the works of Wendy Brown and Lauren Berlant, this article hopes to bring minjung theology to the attention of critical theory.

Liberation Theology in Latin America: Antecedents and Autochthony

1978 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 343-370
Author(s):  
Alan Neely
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Liberation Theology ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Historical Perspective ◽  
Objective Analysis

Liberation theology surfaced at Medellin in 1968. Professor Neely, whose eleven-year service in Colombia included that date, fully acknowledges the importance of the CELAM conference. However, he feels that the beginnings or antecedents of this movement can be traced to a number of sources both in Latin America and elsewhere. We're deeply indebted to the author for this careful, objective analysis which views the Latin American developments in terms of a broader historical perspective.

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