What Is Liberation Theology?

Question 1

From a liberation theology perspective, ? shouldn’t be exclusively academic and should start with people’s ?

Answer 1

Theology.

Lives.

Question 2

Liberation theology began in ? when young Catholic theologians met and pledged to finding the truth of the Christian message in the ? of Latin America, including two, now, leading liberation theologians: Jon Sobrino and ? Gutierrez.

Answer 2

1964.
Poverty.
Gustavo.

Question 3

Liberation theology drew on the work of ? who thought that education should liberate people by raising their ?, teaching them how to read not just words but ? structures in society (“conscientisation”).

Answer 3

Freire.
Consciousness.
Power.

Question 4

Traditionally, theologian ? comes first and action comes second. Liberation ? argues that action should come first and then explanation.

Answer 4

Explanation.

Theology.

Question 5

? (right practice) comes before ? (right belief). Therefore, liberation theology requires Christians to reflect critically on their experiences of life.

Answer 5

Orthopraxy.

Orthodoxy.

Question 6

The concept of the Kingdom of God is central to ? theology. It’s the world made ?, not somewhere to go after death and must be hoped and worked for in this world.

Answer 6

Liberation.

Anew.

Question 7

Christians must destroy the roots of ? and ? by living a Christian life, working for peace and justice, implying a real revolution.

Answer 7

Exploitation.

Oppression.

Question 8

For Gutierrez, liberation happens in two ways:

• There must be ? and ? liberation.
• People must be liberated from ? and reconciled with God.

Answer 8

Social.
Economic.
Sin.

Question 9

The political liberation of people is the work of ? Sin isn’t just personal, it’s historical and collective because it’s found in the social structures and ? that harm people.

Answer 9

Salvation.

Institutions.

Question 10

Jon Segundo argued that “? is from the radical slavery of sin”, but Gutierrez seems to emphasise ? liberation.

Answer 10

Liberation.

Earthly.

Question 11

Liberation theology draws on a number of key biblical texts:

• Exodus and the liberation of the people of Israel from oppression.
• Magnificat.
• Jesus’ ? of the wealthy, including lawyers, Pharisees and the rich.
• The requirement to treat all those in need as if they were God (“whatever you did for me of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me”).
• Resurrection.
• Beatitudes (“blessed are the ? in spirit, for theirs is the ? of Heaven”).

Answer 11

Denouncement.
Poor.
Kingdom.

Question 12

Liberation theology, a theology of ?, emerged in a part of the world where many governments were ? and many were poor. Christians formed discussion groups, called basic Christian communities, where they talked about their ? and challenges, searching for practical solutions, supported by the Gospel.

Answer 12

Hope.
Corrupt.
Experiences.

Question 13

Liberation is part of God’s continuing work of creating and sustaining the world, involving both ? and ?

Answer 13

Liberation.

Creation.