liberation theology
noun
: a religious movement especially among Roman Catholic clergy in Latin America that combines political philosophy usually of a Marxist orientation with a theology of salvation as liberation from injustice
liberation theologian noun
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web While assigned to an Oblate mission in Brazil from 1968 to 1973, Rev. Kabat was introduced to developing currents in religious activism through liberation theology and its emphasis on economic and social justice. 
Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2022 As an opponent of the military’s authoritarian rule, Cardinal Hummes became associated with proponents of liberation theology, a social justice movement within the Catholic Church. New York Times, 13 July 2022 The pope has gone on record against liberation theology for decades, criticizing the blending of church theology with politics. Fox News, 2 July 2022 Roundtables on topics from Black liberation theology to transgender identity are common, proposed by an active contingent of nearly 100 young adult members. Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 June 2022 The statement, a sweeping manifesto addressing U.S. leaders, White clergy, African Americans and the media on the future of race relations and racial justice, has been cited as a founding document of Black liberation theology. Washington Post, 18 Nov. 2021 The megalomanic Jean-Bertrand Aristide, who espoused liberation theology and violence against opponents, was removed in a military coup in 1991 but restored to power in 1994. Mary Anastasia O’grady, WSJ, 7 July 2021 Feminism, social justice, racial equality -- all these things resulted from liberal biblical criticism and liberation theology. Diana Butler Bass, CNN, 17 June 2021 Senator Raphael Warnock, the pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, won election with a campaign rooted in Black liberation theology. New York Times, 23 Jan. 2021 See More
Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2022 As an opponent of the military’s authoritarian rule, Cardinal Hummes became associated with proponents of liberation theology, a social justice movement within the Catholic Church. New York Times, 13 July 2022 The pope has gone on record against liberation theology for decades, criticizing the blending of church theology with politics. Fox News, 2 July 2022 Roundtables on topics from Black liberation theology to transgender identity are common, proposed by an active contingent of nearly 100 young adult members. Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 June 2022 The statement, a sweeping manifesto addressing U.S. leaders, White clergy, African Americans and the media on the future of race relations and racial justice, has been cited as a founding document of Black liberation theology. Washington Post, 18 Nov. 2021 The megalomanic Jean-Bertrand Aristide, who espoused liberation theology and violence against opponents, was removed in a military coup in 1991 but restored to power in 1994. Mary Anastasia O’grady, WSJ, 7 July 2021 Feminism, social justice, racial equality -- all these things resulted from liberal biblical criticism and liberation theology. Diana Butler Bass, CNN, 17 June 2021 Senator Raphael Warnock, the pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, won election with a campaign rooted in Black liberation theology. New York Times, 23 Jan. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1970, in the meaning defined above