F. Isac’s Qur’anic Hermeneutics in Context of Islamic Liberation Theology

Farid Esack is a modern Islamic scholar of South African origin who suggests original Qur’anic hermeneutics in the scope of theology of liberation. The characteristics of his theology considered in this article are: the praxis of liberation, contextualism, scrupulous textual analysis, hermeneutics oriented at struggle with institutions of oppression. It is noted that his hermeneutics diff ers from the hermeneutics of other theologians of liberation — he represents the praxis of liberation as a main task of theology of liberation. His method is not only theoretical scholarly speculative exercise on textual interpretation, at the same it inspires and encourages people for changes in society, for enhancement the lives of people where justice comes as its necessary fundamental stipulation. His refl ective theology is an intellectual response to the challenges of postmodern world aimed at establishing such virtues in society as justice, freedom, mercy and setting up more egalitarian Islamic society.

Black theology versus black spirituality and black faith: The centrality of spirituality and faith in black theology of liberation in the South African context

Black theology, which is linked to black power in the context of the United States of America and black consciousness in the context of South Africa is often regarded as having nothing to do with spirituality, faith and salvation. It is often regarded by critics as radical, militant and political. In some circles its theological character is questioned. Advocates of liberation theology, past and present are accused of mixing religion with politics. The article traces the history of black theology, as part of liberation theology, which started in the 1960s in three contexts, namely Latin America, United States of America and South Africa. The article argues that spirituality, faith and salvation are central to black theology of liberation. The critical theological reflection that black theology of liberation is all about happens in the context of the spiritual journey of the poor believer and oppressed.Contribution: The contribution that this article makes is to serve as a corrective discourse that rebuts the mistaken accusation that black liberation theology has nothing to do with spirituality and faith. The article makes a direct link between spirituality and faith on the one hand and on the other hand liberating Christian praxis of the poor in their spiritual journey, in the context of South Africans as they struggle to liberate themselves amid poverty, service delivery struggles and COVID-19 and its implications.

DISKURSUS KETUHANAN DALAM PUSTAKA BRAHMAVIDYA-UPANISAD HASIL TRANSLITERASI OLEH BEBERAPA SARJANA BARAT DAN TIMUR

<p>Divinity discourse in the Vedas is very broad, so that it gave birth to many documents from the results of reflection and in-depth study of the search for God. This Brahmavidya-Upanisad is the centerpiece of the 39th Upanisad of 112 Upanisads translated by board scholars. This Brahmavidya-Upanisad is the result of contemplative research by ancient sages who used the paravidya-apaparavidya approach. This approach is a holistic approach, namely the paravidya approach is related to the investigation of the microcosm, and the aparavidya approach is related to the investigation of the macrocosm. The paravidya approach is a spiritual approach (subjective) and the aparavidya approach is a material approach (positive objective). The integration of this positivistic subjective-objective approach is a harmonious-integrative approach called a holistic approach, a blend of spirituality and science. The results of integrative contemplative research on the combination of spiritual-science found that the macrocosm and micro-cosm are the same but differ in intensity.<br />The results of the research of these sages have given space for mankind to seek God within themselves or to seek God in all of His creations that are in front of humans. There is nothing worse or better than man's search for God. If he is a layman then he can seek and place God outside of himself; but for spiritualists can worship God inside or outside themselves or both. This is a form of theology of freedom and theology of liberation that can liberate humans from alienation from God.</p>

Clamo Ergo Sum: Establishing a Fundamental Right to Protest from Christian Theologies of Liberation

The prevailing particular historical narratives that established the modern rights system greatly affect the participation, tenor, and limits of rights discourse today, too often ignoring or suppressing voices of those suffering or silenced. This essay is a contribution to the subversion of those histories, adverting to inconsistencies, in particular histories of modern rights, the need to amplify the voices of those suffering on the margins of that history, and the dangerous consequences if we fail to do so. By applying Enrique Dussel’s political philosophy and Gustavo Gutiérrez’s theology of liberation significant contributions can be made toward affirming a fundamental right to protest. The right to protest articulates a right co-foundational with the rights to life, liberty, and property, and this right is well grounded in a Christian account of the dignity of the human person.

Cara Pandang Gereja terhadap Kemiskinan dan Pembangunan

Poverty is a social reality in the dynamics of human life in the world. This social reality is also part of the Church's concern. The Church pays attention, cares, and conveys its teachings about poverty and ways to overcome it through its dynamic structure, which includes Scripture, Tradition, and the Magisterium. This study is literature research, with Indonesian contextualization. By textual analysis, this paper shows that in reflecting on various realities related to poverty, especially by using the scalpel of Theology of Liberation, the Church has concluded that poverty, especially structural poverty, is the fruit of social sin. Social sin is an individual sin built in such a way with various kinds of conditioning to become a massive structure. This study recommends the need for personal and communal repentance to destroy this structure of sin and, at the same time, lift people out of structural poverty.

A Hindu Theology of Liberation: Not-Two is Not One, by Anantanand Rambachan.

A Hindu Theology of Liberation: Not-Two is Not One, by Anantanand Rambachan. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 2015. xi + 230 pp. £74.94 (hb), £23.50 (pb). ISBN 978-1-4384-5455-9 (hb), ISBN 978-1-4384-5456-6 (pb).

Ubuntu as a spirituality of liberation for black theology of liberation

This article aims to respond to Vuyani Vellem’s challenge to black theology of liberation (BTL) to ‘think beyond rethinking and repeating its tried and tested ways of responding to black pain caused by racism and colonialism’. Vellem argued that ‘BTL needs to unthink the west by focusing on and retaining African spirituality as a cognitive spirituality’ for the liberation of black people in South Africa. This article argues that Ubuntu is the spirituality of liberation that BTL needs to advance as one of its interlocutors. This research work will consult the literature emerging from African philosophy, ethics, spirituality and BTL arguing that Ubuntu is an indigenous philosophy, spirituality that continues to exist in the languages and culture of the Abantu (Bantu) speaking people. This article is dedicated to the memory of Vellem as a BTL scholar and a faithful believer of the liberative paradigms of BTL.Contribution: The scholarly contribution of this article is its focus on the systematic and practical reflection, within a paradigm in which the intersection of religious studies, social sciences and humanities generate an interdisciplinary contested discourse.