liberation theology

English - Turkish

Definition of liberation theology in English Turkish dictionary

kurtuluş teolojisi

Related Terms

theology of liberation

kurtuluş teolojisi

English - English

Definition of liberation theology in English English dictionary

Liberation theology is the belief that the Christian Church should be actively involved in politics in order to bring about social change. A school of theology, especially prevalent in the Roman Catholic Church in Latin America, that finds in the Gospel a call to free people from political, social, and material oppression.liberation theologian n. Roman Catholic movement that originated in the late 20th century in Latin America and seeks to express religious faith by helping the poor and working for political and social change. It began in 1968, when bishops attending the Latin American Bishops' Conference in Medellín, Colom., affirmed the rights of the poor and asserted that industrialized nations were enriching themselves at the expense of the Third World. The movement's central text, A Theology of Liberation (1971), was written by the Peruvian priest Gustavo Gutiérrez (b. 1928). Liberation theologians have sometimes been criticized as purveyors of Marxism, and the Vatican has sought to curb their influence by appointing more conservative prelates

Hyphenation

li·be·ra·tion the·o·lo·gy

Turkish pronunciation

lîbıreyşın thiälıci

Pronunciation

/ˌləbərˈāsʜən ᴛʜēˈäləʤē/ /ˌlɪbɜrˈeɪʃən θiːˈɑːləʤiː/