liberation theology

noun

: a religious movement especially among Roman Catholic clergy in Latin America that combines political philosophy usually of a Marxist orientation with a theology of salvation as liberation from injustice

liberation theologian noun

Examples of liberation theology in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Black liberation theology has extensively drawn from Exodus, viewing Moses as a prophet and revolutionary leader. —Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 12 Apr. 2025

Before being elected Pope, he was described as more traditional — not as activist as some of his Latin American peers who embraced progressive, socialist-adjacent liberation theology and intervened in political developments in Argentina, for example. —Christian Paz, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018

Asian liberation theology also embraces Exodus as a critique against colonialism and imperialism. —Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 12 Apr. 2025

But the Spirit revived prophetic witness through the social gospel, liberation theology, and civil rights struggles. —Rev. Frank Alagna, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1970, in the meaning defined above

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