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Liberation Theology Flashcards

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What is Marx ADE

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Alienation, Dehumanisation, Exploitation

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how does Marx explain ADE

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proletariat don’t receive the fruits of the labour and the bourgeois makes profit on their work

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What did Marx believe could stop capitalism

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revolution coming from praxis for communism

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false consciousness

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Proletariat didn’t realise they were being exploited

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how does Marx compare religion to opium

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it reduces pain and gives hallucinations

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why was Marx against religion

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he believed It to be a tool used by the bourgeoise to stop people questioning them

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strengths of Marx

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  • person centered focused on removing oppression and land ownership
  • aims to abolish the class system
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praxis

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turning theory into action to achieve change

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how does Boff support Marx

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Church is corrupt after becoming roman state religion

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how does Torres support Marx

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words without action are empty so supports praxis

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weaknesses of Marx

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  • Communism and practice was horrific
  • capitalistic societies can be harmonious
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how does Miranda critique Marx

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Argues exploitation was caused by fallen human nature, at its roots religion rules against exploitation in the Ten Commandments

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who is the founder of Liberation Theology

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Catholic Priest Gutierrez

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where did liberation theology emerge

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in latin America after reflection on government corruption oppressing the poor

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what does liberation theology focus on

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solidarity with the poor and action to improve their condition

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what does liberation theology reject

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theology and western teachings in favour of action

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what is reversal in LT

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influenced by Marx to reverse conditions of the poor

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what does social sin result in

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poverty, violence, injustice

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what does Gutierrez argue Marxism should be used as

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a tool to understand the teachings of Jesus

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Reasons why Marx and LT have engaged enough

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  • Marxism has been used to the limit as an atheist structure
  • Has been successful in latin America
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Reasons why Marx and LT have not engaged enough

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  • LT hasn’t had a global impact and christianity doesn’t focus on material poverty
  • still injustice in latin America
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how does Ratzinger argue LT is too Marxist

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  • LT is too political and loses sight of God
  • salvation from sin is reached through Gods grace not praxis
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how does Kee criticise LT

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LT is very selective of its use of Marx as it ignores his open hatred for all religion, needs to be all or nothing

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preferential option for the poor

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Poor should be prioritised over other groups to create a fairer society

25
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how does LT follow Jesus example

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positive discrimination for outcasts in society

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examples of the Preferential Option for the Poor in the Bible

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  • Jesus liberating ( Samaritan or Bleeding Woman)
  • God saving Israelites in Egypt in book exodus
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Why does LT view the church with structural sin

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they alienated the poor by focusing on spirituality and not helping them

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what is the bottom up approach in latin America

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no access to priests in poor communities so they were free from hierarchal church so anyone could interpret the bible

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why does LT believe in Orthopraxis over Orthodoxy

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right belief wouldn’t help to change wrongs of capitalism but right action would.

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strengths of the preferential option

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  • Gospel writers have different focuses like christianity can focus on different groups
  • ‘it is not the healthy who need the doctor but the sick’ - Jesus
  • isn’t right to ignore church tradition
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weaknesses of the preferential option

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  • doesn’t consider other marginalised groups
  • Rich man and Lazarus - Rich people still need spiritual salvation, but LT condemns them
  • Jesus death on the cross is enough salvation for people
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why does the Catholic Church criticise LT

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  • Marxism is atheist and advocates violence
  • identifies church with structural sin which denies god given authority
  • ignores 2000 years of tradition in the church
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how has the church eased on LT

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Pope Francis invited Gutierrez to speak at the Vatican

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what does Catholic Social teaching focus on

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common good of all people with a human centred approach, focusing on solidarity peace and community

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how does the parable of the sheep and the goat support LT

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teaches that action must be taken to help people in need

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Why does Liberation Theology believe capitalism must be replaced

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Capitalism causes structural social sin in the alienation of the poor and exploitation

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strengths of christianity in tackling social issues

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  • More holistic as it doesn’t focus solely on poor
  • acknowledges spiritually poor
  • more effective on the local personal level
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weaknesses of christianity in tackling social issues

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  • christianity is not radical enough
  • too much emphasis on orthodoxy
  • christianity hasn’t had major impact on injustice around the world
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why can marxist sympathies in christianity argued to be coincidental

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Because the early bible suggests that community acted in a communist way and Jesus swore against serving money

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reasons why christianity should engage with secular ideologies

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  • Christians can remain christian whilst engaging with science so why not for ideologies
  • aspects may be helpful without accepting the whole ideology (Freud)
  • engage is an ambitious term
  • christians shouldn’t reject valid principles based on faith, praxis over orthodoxy
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reasons why christianity shouldn’t engage with secular ideologies

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  • reject existence of God undermining christianity
  • Jesus teaching are enough to guide christians
  • Dawkins is an example of too extreme that endangers christianity
  • Marxism accepts violence
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How does Freire support LT

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Idea of conscientisation becoming aware of social sin through reflection then action

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