Liberation theology's use of Marx to analyse social sin (OCR A-Level Religious Studies): Flashcards
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Liberation theology uses Marxist analysis to examine...
Liberation theology uses Marxist analysis to examine...
Structural causes of social sin
Structural causes of social sin (3 types)
Structural causes of social sin (3 types)
Poverty, violence, and injustice
Examples of institutions causing structural sin
Examples of institutions causing structural sin
Schools, churches, and the state
Latin America's situation when liberation theology formed
Latin America's situation when liberation theology formed
Conflict over choice between communism and capitalism
Gutierrez's belief about the poor in Latin America
Gutierrez's belief about the poor in Latin America
They were alienated from society and exploited
Purpose of development per liberation theology
Purpose of development per liberation theology
To increase human well-being, not wealth
What happens to injustice through structures of sin
What happens to injustice through structures of sin
It becomes institutionalised
Marx's theory Gutierrez references
Marx's theory Gutierrez references
Theory of alienation and exploitation
Gutierrez's view on Christians and political involvement
Gutierrez's view on Christians and political involvement
Christians must get involved in politics
What capitalism creates according to Gutierrez
What capitalism creates according to Gutierrez
Structural inequality and structural sin
Church's responsibility per Gutierrez
Church's responsibility per Gutierrez
To challenge injustice and inhumanity
Who was Oscar Romero and what happened to him
Who was Oscar Romero and what happened to him
Archbishop assassinated whilst offering mass
What Romero spoke out against
What Romero spoke out against
State tolerance for poverty and corruption