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
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The papacy of John Paul II drew other lines, reining in liberation theology, insisting on moral truths, and buttressing church authority.
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R. R. Reno, Foreign Affairs, 13 Nov. 2018
The nature of the Resistance lends itself to a certain kind of liberation theology.
—Robert Zaretsky, Foreign Affairs, 23 Aug. 2019
This scholarship could swerve from Kathy Acker to liberation theology and ancient apophatic traditions.
—Geoffrey Mak, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2023
Critics argue that Black liberation theology, which melds Christianity with the Black struggle for liberation from various forms of oppression, has Marxist roots.
—Aaron Kliegman, Fox News, 12 May 2023
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R. R. Reno, Foreign Affairs, 13 Nov. 2018
The nature of the Resistance lends itself to a certain kind of liberation theology.
—Robert Zaretsky, Foreign Affairs, 23 Aug. 2019
This scholarship could swerve from Kathy Acker to liberation theology and ancient apophatic traditions.
—Geoffrey Mak, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2023
Critics argue that Black liberation theology, which melds Christianity with the Black struggle for liberation from various forms of oppression, has Marxist roots.
—Aaron Kliegman, Fox News, 12 May 2023
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