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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Like many early members, Habib was deeply influenced by Musa al-Sadr, a Shiite cleric who preached a kind of liberation theology.
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Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 22 July 2024
The papacy of John Paul II drew other lines, reining in liberation theology, insisting on moral truths, and buttressing church authority.
—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
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Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 22 July 2024
The papacy of John Paul II drew other lines, reining in liberation theology, insisting on moral truths, and buttressing church authority.
—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
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“Liberation theology.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/liberation%20theology. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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