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A Theology of Liberation: History, Politics, and Salvation
Gutierrez, Gustavo
Date Written: 1971-12-31Publisher: Orbis Books Year Published: 1971 Pages: 264pp ISBN: 978-0883445426 Resource Type: Book Cx Number: CX15723 The seminal text of the movement which was later characterized as liberation theology. Abstract: - Gutiérrez says that "Poverty is not fate, it is a condition; it is not a misfortune, it is an injustice." He draws inspiration from the "[preferential] option for the poor", the Biblical teaching that preference should be given to the well-being of the poor and powerless of society. "Jesus taught that on the Day of Judgment, God will ask what each person did to help the poor and needy: 'Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me.'" Subject Headings |