Liberation theology Flashcards

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What concept did Paul Freire come up with?

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Conscientization

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What is conscientization?

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The process by which people become conscious of societal power structures

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What did Don Helda Camera say?

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‘When I give food to the poor they call me a Saint. When I ask why the poor have no food they call me a communist’

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What is liberation theology’s idea of the Kingdom of God?

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Kingdom needs to be built on earth, not just heaven

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Matthew 19:24

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“It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of God.”

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Luke 1:53

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“He has filled the hungry with good things but has sent the rich away empty”

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Matthew 25:40

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“Whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me”

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What is Marx’s theory of alienation?

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As means of production have been seized, it has created an unnatural feeling of powerlessness

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9
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Who first used the preferential option for the poor?

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Pedro Arupe

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10
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Who adopted the preferential option for the poor in 1991? Who did he include?

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  • John Paul II
  • Included the spiritually poor as well
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What did Bonaventure Kloppenburg say about liberation theology?

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  • Criticises it
  • Practical opposition removes spiritual values from the Gospel
  • It places too much emphasis on securing liberation and salvation when God’s intervention is the thing that will bring about his Kingdom
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What does Richard O’Brien say about liberation theology?

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It focuses on only a few stories. You could equally focus on sexism and racism instead of just economic issues

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