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Book 1990

Liberation Theology at the Crossroads

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Publisher
Oxford University Press
Language
English
Published
1990
  • Catholic Church
  • Christianity
  • Church history
  • Democracy
  • Doctrines
  • History
  • Liberation theology
  • Religious aspects of Democracy

The author examines the history, methods and doctrines of liberation theology, considering the movement's origins in political circumstances in Latin America, with case studies of its role in the revolution and counter-revolution in Chile, and examining the thought of the major liberation theologians and the position of the Vatican.