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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"theology of liberation"”.
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A examination of the Book of Revelation from a liberation theology perspective
This study emerged from a study of the Book of Revelation originally undertaken in the Bible study programme of a local Baptist Church congregation in Kingston, Jamaica. Soon, dissatisfaction was felt by the writer, who had conducted the study, concerning the methodological procedure adopted and …
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Environmentalism of the poor and the political ecology of prophecy: a contribution to liberation ecotheology
Ecological theology has too often relied on Creation, Sabbatical and other accounts potentially of Priestly origin, or else has employed a hermeneutic of suspicion derived from ecocentric speculative philosophy. These approaches risk the error of reflecting current or biblical ruling class …
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Christian Education as a Vehicle of the Liberation of a Black Child: A Critical Analysis of the Relevance of Christian Schools in Vhembe District, South Africa
… handle local issues. However, there is a lack of study investigating the effectiveness of Christian school instruction within the Vhembe District communities in the current South African context. This study investigated the importance and effectiveness of Christian education in emancipating …
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James Cone's Black liberation theology and social change : an analysis of the rhetoric of dialectic.
This thesis exemplifies that the ability of social movements to elicit long-term social change is largely a rhetorical process. More specifically, the notion of "dialectic" in sociology is a rhetorical construct which, when combined with unitary principles of a particular society, becomes a …
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Religion, politics and Symbolic Performance: An Analysis Of The Work Of Archbishop Desmond Tutu From July 1989 To February 1990
This document follows the performances of Desmond Tutu, the Archbishop of Cape Town, from the international release of theological statement until the release of South African political prisoner, Nelson Mandela. The leadership of the Archbishop is analysed using the broad methodological framework …
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Die Kirche von Cajamarca - die Herausforderung einer Option für die Armen in Peru
Die Kirche in Lateinamerika hat für die Profilbildung wissenschaftlicher Theologie im 20. Jahrhun-dert eine Reihe von theoretischen Entwürfen vorgelegt, die für die Programmatik der Theologie ins-gesamt grundlegend und richtungweisend sind. In der europäischen Rezeption wird jedoch zu wenig …
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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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An analysis of the socio-political role of the Roman Catholic Church in contemporary South Africa
This study attempts an analysis of the form and content of the opposition of the Roman Catholic Church in South Africa to the policy and practice of apartheid during the period 1948-1989. It is argued that the divisions, tensions and contradictions of the Catholic Church reflect the socially …
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Spirit matter(s): post-dualistic representations of spirituality in fiction by Walker Percy, Toni Morrison and Gloria Naylor
Spirit Matter(s): Post-Dualism Representations of Spirituality in Fiction by Walker Percy, Toni Morrison and Gloria Naylor, examines the ways in which these authors have presented spirituality in The Moviegoer, Song of Solomon, and Mama Day respectively. In these works, spirituality is a need for …