Has Liberation Theology Engaged With Marxism Fully Enough?

Question 1

It can be argued that liberation theology fails to fully appreciate the significance of ? fundamental belief in the need for ?

Answer 1

Marx’s.

Revolution.

Question 2

Many liberation theologians adopt a ? analysis of society to promote social change without engaging with the wider aspects of ?

Answer 2

Marxist.

Marxism.

Question 3

Some argue for a deeper dialogue between ? and Christianity: “Institutions have always demonstrated a conspicuous inability to repent, to recognise errors and injustices and remedy them” (? ?).

Answer 3

Marxism.

Jose Miranda.

Question 4

? thinking is seen as less relevant. Yet, there’s an indication of a revival of Marxist ?

Answer 4

Marxist.

Socialism.

Question 5

Miranda believed a compelling dialogue between Marxism and ? was possible.

Answer 5

Christianity.

Question 6

There are similarities: both Marxism and the Bible emphasise history and both have a sense that an approaching event will bring about a change (revolution, in the case of ?, the coming of the Kingdom of God, in the case of ?).

Answer 6

Marxism.

Christianity.

Question 7

Turner argues liberation theology should embrace the ? ? to engage with ?, showing how an apophatic theology needn’t affirm or deny the essence of God, and if Christian thought asserts that God doesn’t exist, then ? has no God to deny.

Answer 7

Apophatic way.
Marx.
Marxism.

Question 8

Turner’s arguing that ? abandons any attempt to describe God because only a theology based around a God that’s beyond language and experience can have any meaningful interaction with ?

Answer 8

Christianity.

Marxism.