Berryman, Phillip,

Liberation theology : essential facts about the revolutionary movement in Latin America--and beyond / [print] Phillip Berryman. - Philadelphia : Temple University Press, (c)1987. - 231 pages ; 21 cm.

Jacket has subtitle: Essential facts about the revolutionary religious movement in Latin America and beyond.



Birth pangs : emergence of liberation theology -- Going to the poor -- Mirror of life : the Bible read by the poor -- A new model of church : Christian base communities -- Feet-on-the-ground : from experience to theology -- Captivity and hope : shifting contexts of liberation theology -- The infinite worth of the poor : a critical vision of human rights -- Taking sides : faith, politics, and ideology -- Utilizing Marxism : observations on practice and theology -- God of life : the religious vision of liberation theology -- Other accents : Third World, Black, Hispanic, and feminist theologies -- Does it liberate? : objections to liberation theology -- Looking ahead.



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Liberation theology.

BT83 BT83.B534.L534 1987