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THE LIBERATION THEOLOGY AND MARXISM: THE EXPLANATION OF SOME MYTHS
THE LIBERATION THEOLOGY AND MARXISM: THE EXPLANATION OF SOME MYTHS

Author(s): Solveiga Krūmiņa-Koņkova
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Marxism, Politics and religion, History of Communism
Published by: Latvijas Universitātes Filozofijas un socioloģijas institūts
Keywords: liberation theology; Christianity; Roman Catholic Church; Latin America;

Summary/Abstract: The liberation theology is one of the most prominent cases where the socio-political and religious ideas have been intertwined so tightly that it has allowed defining its activities as both a religious and a socio-political movement. The article will give a brief insight into the history of liberation theology, with more attention to the early stages of its formation, the documents adopted at the Medellin Conference. The attitude of liberation theology and its representatives to the Marxist ideology and relations with the left wing movements in Latin America is also highlighted.

  • Issue Year: XXV/2019
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 264-276
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: English
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