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Gustavo Gutiérrez, 2013 Peruvian theologian and priest Gustavo Gutiérrez is considered the father of liberation theology.

liberation theology

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liberation theology, religious movement that arose in late 20th-century Roman Catholicism and was centered in Latin America. It seeks to apply religious faith by aiding the poor and oppressed through involvement in political and civic affairs. It stresses both heightened awareness of the “sinful” socioeconomic structures that cause social inequities and active participation in changing those structures. Liberation theologians believe that God speaks particularly through the poor and that the Bible can be understood only...

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