Teología de la Liberación 40 años después. Balance y perspectivas/Theology of Liberation 40 years later. Balance and perspectives

To write about Liberation Theology (TdL), its evolution and future horizons is not that easy. This difficulty is due, in some way, to the lack of a historical perspective enough to allow us to observe Liberation Theology process serenely and from farther. In another way, there is already a vast lite...

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Published in:Horizonte (Belo Horizonte, Brazil) Brazil), 2013-10, Vol.11 (32), p.1357
Main Author: Codina, Victor
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Subjects:
Jesus Christ
Liberation theology
Old Testament
Poverty
Religious organizations
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Summary:To write about Liberation Theology (TdL), its evolution and future horizons is not that easy. This difficulty is due, in some way, to the lack of a historical perspective enough to allow us to observe Liberation Theology process serenely and from farther. In another way, there is already a vast literature on the subject. Rather than making a summary of the 40 years of liberation theology, this article describes its development from three main theological events: the first meeting organized in El Escorial, Spain (1972), a second meeting held in the same place, in 1992, and the meeting held in Brazil, in 2012, at the University of Unisinos. The first meeting was marked by the paradigm of Exodus and the second by the paradigm of Exile. The meeting held at Sao Leopoldo, in turn, opened new perspectives for the future, new themes and new subjects. The election of Pope Francisco and his option for the poor means a sign of hope for the Church and also to a liberating theology. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:1679-9615
2175-5841