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Christianity portal. v. t. e. There have been a variety of Christian views on poverty and wealth. At one end of the spectrum is a view which casts wealth and materialism as an evil to be avoided and even combated. At the other end is a view which casts prosperity and well-being as a blessing from God. Many taking the former position address the ...
t. e. Latin American liberation theology (Spanish: Teología de la liberación, Portuguese: Teologia da libertação) is a synthesis of Christian theology and Marxian socio-economic analyses, that emphasizes "social concern for the poor and political liberation for oppressed peoples". [1] Beginning in the 1960s after the Second Vatican Council ...
e. The option for the poor, or the preferential option for the poor, is a principle of Catholic social teaching, explicitly articulated in the latter half of the 20th century. [1] The concept was first articulated within Latin American liberation theology, and was championed by many Latin American Christian democratic parties at the time. [2]
Liberation theology is a theological approach emphasizing the "liberation of the oppressed". It engages in socio-economic analyses, with social concern for the poor and "political liberation for oppressed peoples" [ 1 ] and addresses other forms of perceived inequality. Part of a series on. Christian socialism.
Black Women and Feminism (1981) Gloria Jean Watkins (September 25, 1952 – December 15, 2021), better known by her pen name bell hooks (stylized in lowercase), [ 1 ] was an American author, theorist, educator, and social critic who was a Distinguished Professor in Residence at Berea College. [ 2 ] She was best known for her writings on race ...
Christian socialism is a religious and political philosophy that blends Christianity and socialism, endorsing socialist economics on the basis of the Bible and the teachings of Jesus. [ 1 ] Many Christian socialists believe capitalism to be idolatrous and rooted in the sin of greed. [ 2 ][ 3 ] Christian socialists identify the cause of social ...
Richard A. Horsley was the Distinguished Professor of Liberal Arts and the Study of Religion at the University of Massachusetts Boston until his retirement in 2007. [1]He described his view of the historical Jesus in these words (Jesus and the Spiral of Violence, pp. 207–208):
Libertarian socialism. Peter Maurin (French: [moʁɛ̃]; May 9, 1877 – May 15, 1949) was a French Catholic social activist, theologian, and De La Salle Brother who founded the Catholic Worker Movement in 1933 with Dorothy Day. Maurin expressed his philosophy through short pieces of verse that became known as Easy Essays. [1]