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Article: Liberation Theology
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Liberation Theology
Liberation theology originated in Latin America during the 1960s in response to poverty, oppression, and failed development strategies. Methodologically it is described as theology "from below," beginning with social-historical reality and analysis and reflecting critically on it in the light of Christian tradition. Through a process of
conscientisation,
oppressed peoples are themselves involved in doing theology. The Exodus theme and the biblical ...