Download A Macat Analysis of Gustavo Gutiérrez's A Theology of Liberation: History, Politics, and Salvation AudioBook Free
Peruvian priest Gustavo Gutiérrez's 1971 e book, A Theology of Liberation, provides an inspiring and groundbreaking debate concerning how Christians and the Roman Catholic Cathedral should act to get the poor. The Catholic Cathedral had usually seen itself as politically neutral. In the 1960s and 1970s, however, reformers such as Gutiérrez urged it to earnestly solve real-world issues such as poverty and oppression. He coined the term liberation theology - a practice that combines representation, critical Bible reading, and, essentially, action - to spell it out what should be achieved to transform the lives and situations of those who suffer from under unjust public circumstances, including the indigenous populations in Latin America. Liberation theology was at first controversial to some in the Western due to its ties to the politics of Marxism. However, it quickly inspired activist and real human rights groupings and continues to do so today. Liberation theology has also significantly influenced cathedral leaders, who are now a lot more vocal in their support for the liberation of poor and oppressed peoples.
