Liberation Theology and Marx (OCR A-Level Religious Studies): Flashcards

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Liberation theology definition

Societal movement driven by theology

Liberation theology sequence

Action first, then theology

Liberation theology founding year

1964

Two prominent liberation theologians

Jon Sobrino and Gustavo Gutierrez

Puebla meeting year

1979

Oscar Romero assassination year

1980

Two types of liberation needed

Social/economic oppression, then sin

'Bottom up' Theology meaning

Priests/nuns living among the poor sharing their conditions

Moses example in liberation theology

Liberation then covenant with God

Jesus: serving two masters quote

Can't serve two masters - money and God

Karl Marx: century and field

19th century German economic theorist

Historical materialism definition

Material production conditions determine society

Praxis in Marx's view

Understanding world and acting to change it

Marx's view of religion

Opiate of the people

Integral liberation meaning

Liberation fundamental to all church life aspects

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