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Leo understands that the lasting power of the gospels stems from a message of liberation.
#LiberationTheology
Fortunately, Pope Leo’s background in Latin America gives him particular insight into the role sincere followers of the gospel must play in confronting the hypocritical use of religion by authoritarians like Trump.
#LiberationTheology
I’m in the exact same boat! Leo’s #LiberationTheology is the closest thing we have to a Marxist voice in our public discourse today. Again and again he is alone in speaking sanely in a world of insane greed and power grabbing.
Miranda, José Porfirio. Marx and the Bible. A Critique of the Philosophy of Oppression. Orbis Books, 1974. Miranda, José Porfirio. Being and the Messiah: The Message of St. John. Orbis Books, 1977. Miranda, José Porfirio. Marx against the Marxists: The Christian Humanism of Karl Marx. Orbis Books, 1980. Miranda, José Porfirio. Communism in the Bible. Orbis Books, 1982. José Porfirio Miranda (15 September 1924-9 October 2001)
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One of the less known (outside of academic theology), but still highly important, early Latin American liberation theologians was José Porfirio Miranda ( #Mexico). He was a Jesuit until 1971.
4 of his works👇 are available in English by @orbisbooks.bsky.social
In Easter message Pope Leo condemns the “idolatry of profit” that leads to war and the state violence that manifests “in injustices, in partisan selfishness, in the oppression of the poor, in the lack of attention given to the most vulnerable.”
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Leo’s background in the United States and Latin America gives him a unique sensitivity to the role of #LiberationTheology in combating the misuse of Christianity as a tool of state power.
Even Christianity itself, in any legitimate manifestation of the gospels, is against Christian Nationalism.
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In these times, in Holy Week, Pope Leo …
1. Names the Powers that Be (finding the courage to say it);
2. Unmasks the Powers that Be (to reveal how they oppress);
3. So that we might Engage the Powers that Be (by confronting & nonviolently calling power back to higher vocation).
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Beyond Ritual: What the Eucharist Reveals About Justice and Belonging
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“Pope Leo has said God ignores the prayers of leaders who wage war and have “hands full of blood”, in an apparent rebuke to the Trump administration.”
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A proponent of #LiberationTheology, an interpretive framework in which merciful, charitable, & pacifistic messages of the Gospels take priority, #ÓscarRomero was killed on #ThisDayInHistory in 1980 for the unpardonable sin of asking #ElSalvador's junta to stop killing civilians.
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“Our Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV, told me personally to stand in solidarity with suffering migrant families and not to remain silent.”
El Paso bishop takes a stand against Trump’s immoral and unconstitutional deportation campaign.
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🎙️ 17. Pastor Kristian A. Smith (Liberation Theology) – The Courage to Question Your Answers
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Books: Breaking All the Rules & Question your answers
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This is very cool indeed.
Thanks for posting this, Dean!
Perhaps a bit unexpected. The Adventists have historically not been very enthusiastic about #LiberationTheology, or am I wrong?
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One can also say that #LiberationTheology grew out of - from the very beginning - the experiences and theological reflections of oppressed, marginalized and poor people.
I think that a sense of justice deeply rooted in Biblical faith was much more important than ideological/political preferences.
Si le interesa #TeologíaDeLaLiberación, un nuevo libro de @clacso.bsky.social analiza en parte la TL, con énfasis, entre otros, en #Dussel, #Löwy, #Hinkelammert y #Freire
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Ernesto Cardenal Martínez (20 January 1925 – 1 March 2020)
Nicaraguan Catholic priest, poet, and politician.
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“Understanding the interconnected nature of oppression will help us realize the interconnected nature of liberation.”
― Aditi Mayer
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