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|influences=[[File:Christy.png]] [[Christian Theocracy]] <br>
|influences=[[File:Christy.png]] [[Christian Theocracy]] (usually [[File:Catheo.png]] [[Catholic Theocracy|Catholicism]]<br>
[[File:Ormarxf.png]] [[Marxism]]<br>
[[File:Ormarxf.png]] [[Marxism]]<br>
[[File:Progress.png]] [[Progressivism]]<br>
[[File:Prog-u.png]] [[Progressivism]]<br>
[[File:Mariateguism.png]] [[Mariateguism]]<br>
[[File:Mariateguism.png]] [[Mariateguism]]<br>
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*[[File:ELN-Col.png]] '''ELNism''' {{Collapse|
*[[File:ELN-Col.png]] '''Camilismo''' {{Collapse|
**[[File:ML.png]] [[Marxism-Leninism]]
**[[File:Bolivarism.png]] [[Bolivarianism]]
**[[File:Brezhnev.png]] [[Marxism-Leninism|Brezhnevism]]
**[[File:Castro.png]] [[National Communism|Castroism]]
**[[File:Christsoc.png]] [[Christian Socialism]]
**[[File:Soc21.png]] [[Socialism of the 21st Century|Farabundismo]]
**[[File:Centmarxf.png]] [[Centrist Marxism|Frontism]]
**[[File:Guevara.png]] [[Guevarism]]
**[[File:Guevara.png]] [[Guevarism]]
**[[File:Leftnat.png]] [[Left-Wing Nationalism]]
**[[File:AuthSemiDirectDem.png]] [[Illiberal Democracy|Illiberal Semi-Direct Democracy]]
**[[File:Soc-h.png]] [[Socialism|Revolutionary Socialism]]}}
**[[File:Lpop.png]] [[Left-Wing Populism]]
|influenced=[[File:Relfem.png]] [[Religious Feminism]] <br>
**[[File:Mao.png]] [[Maoism]] (aesthetically)
[[File:Christsoc.png]] [[Christian Socialism]]
**[[File:Natcom.png]] [[National Communism]]
**[[File:PanAmer.png]] [[Pan-Nationalism#Pan-Americanism|Pan-Americanism]]
|theorists=*Juan Luis Segundo (1925-1996) [[File:Cball-Uruguay.png]] Uruguay
**[[File:RevNat.png]] [[Nationalism|Revolutionary Nationalism]]
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*[[File:Lpop.png]] [[Left-Wing Populism|Gustavo Gutiérrez]] (1928-) [[File:Cball-Peru.png]] Peru
**[[File:Sandinism.png]] [[National Communism|Sandinismo]]
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*Camilo Torres Restrepo (1929-1966) [[File:Cball-Colombia.png]] Colombia
**[[File:Vanguardism.png]] [[Particracy|Vanguardism]]
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*[[File:Blacknat.png]] [[Black Nationalism|James Hal Cone]] (1938-2018) [[File:Cball-US.png]] United States
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*[[File:Anglican Theocracyf.png]] [[African Socialism|Desmond]] [[Christian Socialism|Tutu]] (1931-2021) [[File:Cball-South_Africa.png]] South Africa
|influenced=[[File:Cathwor.png]] [[Catholic Workerism]]<br>
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*[[File:Antiimp.png]] [[World Federalism|Leonardo Boff]] (1938-) [[File:Cball-Brazil.png]] Brazil
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[[File:Christsoc.png]] [[Christian Socialism]]<br>
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*Jon Sobrino (1938-) [[File:Cball-Spain.png]] Spain
[[File:Relfem.png]] [[Religious Feminism]]
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*[[File:Allende.png]] [[Democratic Socialism|José Antonio Viera-Gallo]] (1943-) [[File:Cball-Chile.png]] Chile
*[[File:Castro.png]] [[Christian Socialism|Frei Betto]] (1944-) [[File:Cball-Brazil.png]] Brazil
|theorists=Juan Luis Segundo (1925-1996) [[File:Cball-Uruguay.png]] Uruguay<br>
[[File:Gay.png]] [[Progressivism|Marco Bisceglia]] (1925-2001) [[File:Cball-Italy.png]] Italy<br>
|dislikes=Oppression, Pope Benedict XVI, poverty, racism, caste system
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[[File:Ormarxf.png]] [[Marxism|Gustavo Gutiérrez]] (1928-) [[File:Cball-Peru.png]] Peru<br>
[[File:Prog-u.png]] [[Progressivism|Andrea Gallo]] (1928-2013) [[File:Cball-Italy.png]] Italy<br>
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[[File:ELN-Col.png]] [[Guevarism|Camilo Torres Restrepo]] (1929-1966) [[File:Cball-Colombia.png]] Colombia<br>
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[[File:Blacknat.png]] [[Black Nationalism|James Hal Cone]] (1938-2018) [[File:Cball-US.png]] United States<br>
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[[File:Anglican Theocracyf.png]] [[African Socialism|Desmond]] [[Christian Socialism|Tutu]] (1931-2021) [[File:Cball-South_Africa.png]] South Africa<br>
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[[File:Antiimp.png]] [[World Federalism|Leonardo Boff]] (1938-) [[File:Cball-Brazil.png]] Brazil<br>
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Jon Sobrino (1938-) [[File:Cball-Spain.png]] Spain<br>
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[[File:Allende.png]] [[Democratic Socialism|José Antonio Viera-Gallo]] (1943-) [[File:Cball-Chile.png]] Chile<br>
[[File:Castro.png]] [[Christian Socialism|Frei Betto]] (1944-) [[File:Cball-Brazil.png]] Brazil<br>
[[File:Humane.png]] Alejandro Solalinde (1945-) [[File:Cball-Mexico.png]] Mexico<br>
[[File:Christsoc.png]] [[Christian Socialism|Fernando Lugo]] (1951-) [[File:Cball-Paraguay.png]] {{PBW|Paraguayball|Paraguay}}
|likes= [[File:Jesus.png]] Jesus Christ<br>[[File:Native.png]] Indigenous People<br>[[File:Prgess.png]] Progress<br>[[File:Soc-h.png]] Socialism [[File:Dsa.png]]
|dislikes= [[File:Cap.png]] Oppression<br>[[File:PopeBenedictXVI.png]] Benedict XVI<br>[[File:Racenat.png]] Racism [[File:Whitesup.png]]<br>[[File:Caste.png]] Caste System
|song=[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pw_WcTRYLfo Comrade Jesus Christ]<br>
|song=[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pw_WcTRYLfo Comrade Jesus Christ]<br>
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixuDPKwHU2M Rojo y Negro]
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixuDPKwHU2M Rojo y Negro]
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'''Liberation Theology''' is an ideology and form of Christian theology that is economically and culturally left-wing. It seeks to liberate all oppressed peoples, particularly the poor, but certain variations focus more on categories like race, gender, or caste. While it is most prevalent in Latin America, there are also significant liberation theology movements in The United States<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20190324091632/https://www.pbs.org/thisfarbyfaith/people/james_cone.html]</ref>, South Africa<ref name=":0">[https://archive.org/details/cambridgecompani0000unse_s7h0/page/221 <nowiki>[2]</nowiki>]</ref>, Namibia<ref name=":0" />, India<ref>[https://www.worldcat.org/title/jesus-as-guru-the-image-of-christ-among-hindus-and-christians-in-india/oclc/302001445 <nowiki>[3]</nowiki>]</ref>, South Korea<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=Rcs8AAAAYAAJ <nowiki>[4]</nowiki>]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20050211084644/http://theologytoday.ptsem.edu/jan1985/v41-4-tabletalk2.htm <nowiki>[5]</nowiki>]</ref>, and Palestine<ref>[https://www.fosna.org/content/liberation-theology <nowiki>[6]</nowiki>]</ref><ref>[https://www.orbisbooks.com/a-palestinian-theology-of-liberation.html <nowiki>[7]</nowiki>]</ref><ref>[https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09596410903481846?journalCode=cicm20 <nowiki>[8]</nowiki>]</ref>, all of which have differences between each other.
'''Liberation Theology''' is an ideology and form of Christian theology that is economically and culturally left-wing. It seeks to liberate all oppressed peoples, particularly the poor, but certain variations focus more on categories like race, gender, or caste. While it is most prevalent in Latin America, there are also significant liberation theology movements in The United States<ref>[https://www.pbs.org/thisfarbyfaith/people/james_cone.html]</ref>, South Africa<ref name=":0">[https://archive.org/details/cambridgecompani0000unse_s7h0/page/221 <nowiki>[2]</nowiki>]</ref>, Namibia<ref name=":0" />, India<ref>[https://www.worldcat.org/title/jesus-as-guru-the-image-of-christ-among-hindus-and-christians-in-india/oclc/302001445 <nowiki>[3]</nowiki>]</ref>, South Korea<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=Rcs8AAAAYAAJ <nowiki>[4]</nowiki>]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20050211084644/http://theologytoday.ptsem.edu/jan1985/v41-4-tabletalk2.htm <nowiki>[5]</nowiki>]</ref>, and Palestine<ref>[https://www.fosna.org/content/liberation-theology <nowiki>[6]</nowiki>]</ref><ref>[https://www.orbisbooks.com/a-palestinian-theology-of-liberation.html <nowiki>[7]</nowiki>]</ref><ref>[https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09596410903481846?journalCode=cicm20 <nowiki>[8]</nowiki>]</ref>, all of which have differences between each other.




==History==
==History==


=== Latin America ===
===Latin America===
WIP
WIP


=== The United States ===
===The United States===
WIP
WIP


=== Africa ===
===Africa===
WIP
WIP


=== India ===
===India===
WIP
WIP


=== Palestine ===
===Palestine===
WIP
WIP


=== South Korea ===
===South Korea===
WIP
WIP


==How to Draw==
==How to Draw==
{{Flag|LiberationTheologyFlag.png}}
# Draw a Ball.
# Draw a Ball.
# Draw a Red line dividing the ball horizontally into two.
# Draw a Red line dividing the ball horizontally into two.
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# Draw a large White cross in the middle of it's body.
# Draw a large White cross in the middle of it's body.
# Add the eyes and you're done!
# Add the eyes and you're done!

{{Flag-auto
|c1=Red
|h1=#ED1C24
|c2=Black
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|c3=White
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==Relationships==
==Relationships==
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*[[File:Christsoc.png]] [[Christian Socialism]] - Christ shall liberate us from hunger and poverty.
*[[File:Christsoc.png]] [[Christian Socialism]] - Christ shall liberate us from hunger and poverty.
*[[File:Relfem.png]] [[Religious Feminism]] - All people are equal under the lord.
*[[File:Relfem.png]] [[Religious Feminism]] - All people are equal under the lord.
*[[File:Progress.png]] [[Progressivism]] - We must emancipate all from oppression.
*[[File:Prog-u.png]] [[Progressivism]] - We must emancipate all from oppression.
*[[File:Cdem.png]] [[Christian Democracy]] - Based, even better than Christian Theocracy.
*[[File:Cdem.png]] [[Christian Democracy]] - Based, even better than Christian Theocracy.
*[[File:Native.png]] [[Indigenism]] - Indigenous peoples must be liberated from oppression. You should be more accepting to the teachings of Christ though.
*[[File:Native.png]] [[Indigenism]] - Indigenous peoples must be liberated from oppression. You should be more accepting to the teachings of Christ though.
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*[[File:PagTheo.png]] [[Pagan Theocracy|Native South-American Paganism]] - An unenlightened heathen, though religious syncretism could be very useful to make conversion easier.
*[[File:PagTheo.png]] [[Pagan Theocracy|Native South-American Paganism]] - An unenlightened heathen, though religious syncretism could be very useful to make conversion easier.
*[[File:Zapa.png]] [[Neozapatismo]] - I admire your drive but you don't liberate your communities by burning churches.
*[[File:Zapa.png]] [[Neozapatismo]] - I admire your drive but you don't liberate your communities by burning churches.
*[[File:Heart-Integralism.png]] [[Integralism]] - SOCIALISM IS NOT ALWAYS AN ERROR, OK? Besides, you're often too willing to collaborate with [[File:Salazar.png]] authoritarians [[File:Franco-alt.png]]. Tradinistas, on the other hand, are fine.
*[[File:Christcom.png]] [[Christian Communism]] - Pretty based, but you are too extreme in the wrong direction . Too conservative.
**[[File:Heart-Integralism.png]] - And you always side with the very same communists that burn churches and dig up nuns, my child, why does it feel to me you only justify your revolutionary positions with Christianity while disregarding the faith in your heart?
*[[FIle:Reactsoc.png]] [[Reactionary Socialism]] - Caring for the poor and protecting the faith is based, maintaining an outdated political and economical system isn't.


===Enemies===
===Enemies===
*[[File:Caste.png]] [[Caste System]] - Oppressive heathen!
*[[File:Caste.png]] [[Caste System]] - Oppressive heathen!
*[[File:Laicism.png]] [[Laicism]] - You don't understand that religion is a tool for liberation.
*[[File:StateathFedora.png]] [[State Atheism]] - You don't understand that religion is a tool for liberation.
*[[File:Cfash.png]] [[Clerical Fascism]] and [[File:Positive_Christianity.png]] [[Positive Christianity]] - Oppressors who bastardize Christianity.
*[[File:Cfash.png]] [[Clerical Fascism]] and [[File:Positive_Christianity.png]] [[Positive Christianity]] - Oppressors who bastardize Christianity.
*[[File:Christianright.png]] [[Religious Nationalism#Christian Right|Christian Right]] - You claim to love god, yet, you leave the poor and oppressed to suffer, while you enrich yourself.
*[[File:Christianright.png]] [[Religious Nationalism#Christian Right|Christian Right]] - You claim to love God, yet, you leave the poor and oppressed to suffer, while you enrich yourself.
*[[File:Imp.png]] [[Imperialism]] - The people must be liberated from imperialism and colonialism.
*[[File:Imp.png]] [[Imperialism]] - The people must be liberated from imperialism and colonialism.
*[[File:Neoliberal-icon.png]] [[Neoliberalism]] - Stop exploiting the global poor for your own materialistic greed!
*[[File:Neoliberal-icon.png]] [[Neoliberalism]] - Stop exploiting the global poor for your own materialistic greed!
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*[[File:Satan.png]] [[Satanic Theocracy]] - Why?
*[[File:Satan.png]] [[Satanic Theocracy]] - Why?
*[[File:Ethcac.png]] [[Ethnocacerism]] - I understand your anger, but returning to salvagism and barbarity isn't the right choice.
*[[File:Ethcac.png]] [[Ethnocacerism]] - I understand your anger, but returning to salvagism and barbarity isn't the right choice.
*[[File:Whitesup.png]] [[White Nationalism]] - Christians must combat racism.
*[[File:Racenat.png]] [[Racial Nationalism]] - Christians must combat racism.
*[[File:Plutocrat.png]] [[Plutocracy]] - Oppressors who manipulate The Word of God into a religion of money & greed.
*[[File:Plutocrat.png]] [[Plutocracy]] - Oppressors who manipulate The Word of God into a religion of money & greed.
*[[File:Pinochet-hat.png]] [[Pinochetism]] - Fake Catholic who wants to take me on a 'helicopter ride'.
*[[File:Authcap.png]] [[Authoritarian Capitalism]] - Fujimori shall not come back!
*[[File:Reactlib.png]] [[Reactionary Liberalism]] - Yes, I am a 'commie with a cross', problem?


==Further Information==
==Further Information==


=== Literature ===
===Literature===


*[https://1lib.us/book/3294204/844eb5 A Theology of Liberation] by Gustavo Gutiérrez
*[https://1lib.us/book/3294204/844eb5 A Theology of Liberation] by Gustavo Gutiérrez
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** [[w:Political_theology_in_the_Middle_East#Palestinian_liberation_theology|Palestinian liberation theology]]
** [[w:Political_theology_in_the_Middle_East#Palestinian_liberation_theology|Palestinian liberation theology]]


==== People ====
====People====
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frei_Betto Frei Betto]
* [[w:Frei_Betto|Frei Betto]]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonardo_Boff Leonardo Boff]
* [[w:Leonardo_Boff|Leonardo Boff]]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustavo_Guti%C3%A9rrez Gustavo Gutiérrez]
* [[w:Gustavo_Guti%C3%A9rrez|Gustavo Gutiérrez]]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Óscar_Guillermo_Garretón Oscar Guillermo Garretón]
* [[w:Óscar_Guillermo_Garretón|Oscar Guillermo Garretón]]

===Online Communities===
* [https://www.reddit.com/r/RadicalChristianity/ r/RadicalChristianity]
* [https://www.reddit.com/r/ChristianSocialism/ r/ChristianSocialism]


=== Citations ===
===Citations===
<references />
<references />


Revision as of 23:28, 10 April 2024

Liberation Theology is an ideology and form of Christian theology that is economically and culturally left-wing. It seeks to liberate all oppressed peoples, particularly the poor, but certain variations focus more on categories like race, gender, or caste. While it is most prevalent in Latin America, there are also significant liberation theology movements in The United States[1], South Africa[2], Namibia[2], India[3], South Korea[4][5], and Palestine[6][7][8], all of which have differences between each other.


History

Latin America

WIP

The United States

WIP

Africa

WIP

India

WIP

Palestine

WIP

South Korea

WIP

How to Draw

Flag of Liberation Theology
  1. Draw a Ball.
  2. Draw a Red line dividing the ball horizontally into two.
  3. Fill the top half with Red, and the bottom half with Black.
  4. Draw a large White cross in the middle of it's body.
  5. Add the eyes and you're done!
Color Name HEX RGB
Red #ED1C24 237, 28, 36
Black #2E2E2E 46, 46, 46
White #FFFFFF 255, 255, 255


Relationships

Friends

Frenemies

  • Marxism - Your class analysis helped me understand how the world works, but why are you against religion?
  • Marxism–Leninism - The ELN is based, but you're usually very hostile to religion.
  • Native South-American Paganism - An unenlightened heathen, though religious syncretism could be very useful to make conversion easier.
  • Neozapatismo - I admire your drive but you don't liberate your communities by burning churches.
  • Integralism - SOCIALISM IS NOT ALWAYS AN ERROR, OK? Besides, you're often too willing to collaborate with authoritarians . Tradinistas, on the other hand, are fine.
    • - And you always side with the very same communists that burn churches and dig up nuns, my child, why does it feel to me you only justify your revolutionary positions with Christianity while disregarding the faith in your heart?
  • Reactionary Socialism - Caring for the poor and protecting the faith is based, maintaining an outdated political and economical system isn't.

Enemies

Further Information

Literature

Wikipedia

People

Online Communities

Citations

  1. ↑ [1]
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 [2]
  3. ↑ [3]
  4. ↑ [4]
  5. ↑ [5]
  6. ↑ [6]
  7. ↑ [7]
  8. ↑ [8]

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