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Showing 1 to 20 of 54 for “"Liberation theology"”.
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Catholic liberation theology and Islamic Jihadism : a comparative analysis.
This thesis compares Catholic liberation theology which gained notoriety in the late 1960s and early 1970s as popularized by the works of Gustavo Gutierrez with modern Islamic Jihadism, which was ideologically driven by Sayyid Qutb in the 1950s and 1960s. Supporters of Catholic liberation theology …
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Reclaiming the virgin birth narrative in Latin America feminist liberation theology
… discusses the hermeneutical method of Feminist Liberation Theologians which has been designed to uncover and critique andocentric scriptural interpretations, and reinterpret the traditional images of the Bible from a feminist perspective.
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A examination of the Book of Revelation from a liberation theology perspective
… relevance achieved. Insights gained from the Theology of Liberation, its own methodological procedure in general and hermeneutical approach in particular, showed up the inadequacies of the approach that had been adopted and also suggested possibilities which have become the basis of this …
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Haiti's Troubles: Perspectives From the Theology of Work and From Liberation Theology
… John Paul II, and Miroslav Volf) and from liberation theology (Gutiérrez, Godefroy Midy, and J-B Aristide) to analyze key features of the realities of work and poverty in Haiti. This study shows that (i) a detailed and realistic analysis of the key features of work and poverty in Haiti …
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The Turn to the Neighbor: Emmanuel Levinas's Conceptual Affinities with Liberation Theology
… philosophical project of Emmanuel Levinas and liberation theology. I analyze Levinas's work by comparing it to two important liberation theologians, Gustavo Gutiérrez and Jon Sobrino, whose work, like his, needs to be brought into greater contemporary debate about the subject's encounter with …
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The Concept of the Poor in the Context of the Ecclesiology of Liberation Theology
… of the poor in the thought of Latin American Liberation theology, particularly as articulated in the context of the movement's ecclesiology.</p> <p>Chapter I traces the historical and theological context for the emergence of liberation theology. The focus is placed first on the ecclesiological …
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From Liberation Theology to Teología India: The Progressive Catholic Church in Southern Mexico, 1954-1994
… from the Latin American experiences of Liberation Theology, its theological offshoot of Indigenous Theology, and the progressive Catholics who insisted that the Catholic Church could shed a reputation of serving the rich to instead opt for the poor, the marginalized, and the indigenous. …
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The whirlwind and the lynching tree : apocalyptic and liberation theology in the black Waco tradition.
This dissertation explores the work of theology in terms of discerning the liberative reality of God in history. At the heart of the dissertation is a black oral tradition emerging and circulating in Waco, Texas which claims that an event of sudden climate change—a tornado disaster—striking the …
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James Cone's Black liberation theology and social change : an analysis of the rhetoric of dialectic.
… his rhetorical/theological presentation of black liberation theology is examined. The role of conflict in social development is also stressed. Three of Cone's books demonstrate his theological pilgrimage and manifest the rhetorical power of "dialectic" when combined with unitary social principles. …
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I Am Black and Beautiful: An Examiniaton of the Black Coptic Church as the Manifestation of Liberation Theology
… Coptic Church have to offer the study of Black theology? This is the essential question this dissertation seeks to examine through a descriptive and constructive analysis. I submit the doctrinal formulation of black liberation theology is locatable within the Black Coptic Church, which was …
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A study in Christianity, Marxist ideology and historical engagement with special reference to the liberation theology of José Miguez Bonino
… a leading Protestant exponent of Latin American liberation theology, Jose Miguez Bonino. It shows that, by a dialectical use of Marxist theory he is able to rediscover a basic and essential Christian understanding of history which requires that Christians be actively engaged in its shaping. …
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Liberation Theology's Use of the Exodus as a Soteriological Model
… studies the soteriology of Latin American liberation theology particularly in the light of its use of the Exodus as a liberation model.</p> <p>Chapter I briefly traces the historical and theological developments in the continent, from its discovery to the present, in an effort to provide a …
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Towards a eucharistic theology and practice for the South African context : a re-appraisal of Reformed eucharistic theology from the perspective of the Eucharist in Catholic liberation theology
The theology and practice of the eucharist emerged as one of the major points of contention in the 16th Century Reformation. While the Reformers themselves differed in their respective eucharistic theologies, they were nevertheless unanimous in rejecting what they perceived as heresy and abuse in …
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Popiežiaus Pranciškaus politinis veikimas ir popiežiaus institucijos politiškumas: Išlaisvinimo teologijos perspektyva /
The study critically evaluates political theology, liberation theology, politicality, and papal authority. It examines the Pope's social teachings, Pope Francis' active political pontificate, and the politicality of the papal institution. It also seeks to comprehend the relationship between …
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Toward a Reformed-liberation biblical hermeneutic: with a particular focus on Karl Barth's view of scripture and its interpretation
… arises out of the recognition that Reformed theology in South Africa needs to respond creatively to the challenges of Liberation theology. One of the more pressing areas in which this challenge and response is felt is the area of the Bible and its interpretation, and hence we take as our …
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Toward a Creole Christ : a theology of language and Christian hybridity.
… of the 1960's and 70's, a new tradition of theology was inaugurated, known today as Black Liberation Theology. This tradition attempted to offer an account of Christianity that could challenge white racism and the theological structures that support white racism. Their theological vision, as …
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A critique of the use of the "Exodus" metaphor by feminist theology
… a critique from the perspective of a Feminist Liberation theology. It is recognised that Liberation theologies in general have adopted the theme of Israel's Exodus from Egypt as a paradigm for liberation from the particular forms of oppression being addressed by that liberation perspective (for …
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Towards a Land Conservation Ethic in Zimbabwe: An Ethical and Religio-Cultural Analysis of Land Conservation Policies and Practices in Communal Areas
… <p>The study employs the hermeneutical circle of liberation theology as a paradigm by which to do ethics. The paradigm follows the three methodological concepts of liberation theology, especially as Clodovis and Leornado Boff expound it. These are: the socio-analytical mediation and the …
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Towards A Black Catholic Theology of Reconciliation-Tucker
… and examines the development of a Black Catholic theology of reconciliation based on the 1984 Catholic document, "What We Have Seen and Heard: A Pastoral Letter on Evangelization from the Black Bishops of the United States." The bishops cite that African American Catholics have gifts to share with …
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