liberation theology
noun
: a religious movement especially among Roman Catholic clergy in Latin America that combines political philosophy usually of a Marxist orientation with a theology of salvation as liberation from injustice
liberation theologian
noun
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Steff Reed is a musician, cultural organizer, and scholar whose work bridges the arts, political education, and liberation theology to mobilize communities toward healing, justice, and collective liberation.
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Suzanne Cope
july 3, Literary Hub, 3 July 2025
Dahm, who spent his earlier years in Bolivia, as a missionary and an early practitioner of liberation theology, told me that Leo’s election has already given the Catholic Church a bump.
—Geraldo Cadava, New Yorker, 22 May 2025
Rahner’s ideas, including empowering local bishops, were important for the Second Vatican Council, which introduced changes that modernized the church, and for the development of liberation theology, which applied the Gospel to real-world problems, particularly in Latin America.
—Mitra Taj, New York Times, 17 May 2025
Asian liberation theology also embraces Exodus as a critique against colonialism and imperialism.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 12 Apr. 2025
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Suzanne Cope
july 3, Literary Hub, 3 July 2025
Dahm, who spent his earlier years in Bolivia, as a missionary and an early practitioner of liberation theology, told me that Leo’s election has already given the Catholic Church a bump.
—Geraldo Cadava, New Yorker, 22 May 2025
Rahner’s ideas, including empowering local bishops, were important for the Second Vatican Council, which introduced changes that modernized the church, and for the development of liberation theology, which applied the Gospel to real-world problems, particularly in Latin America.
—Mitra Taj, New York Times, 17 May 2025
Asian liberation theology also embraces Exodus as a critique against colonialism and imperialism.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 12 Apr. 2025
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“Liberation theology.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/liberation%20theology. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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