Set A #2
The Liberation Theology movement came to be in Latin America, a region much like the Philippines, having been colonized by the Spanish and culturally invaded by the west. Both the Philippines and Latin America are also burdened with a massive poverty situation. The priests of Latin America brought the new ecumenical movement of Vatican II (which identified the modern church as a servant to society) to a completely different level through the creation of a new theology.
Theology, being a study of faith, takes experiences of life and interfaces them with one's deepest religious beliefs. The Latin American bishops could not reconcile the blatant disregard for the humanity of the majority of people in South America, and found the need to fashion a new theology based on their specific faith experience (which is different in every cultural and historical context) and demanded that the Church make this widespread injustice its business. They identified societal sin, or the......
Join Now or Login to view the rest of this paper.
Approximate Word Count: 2284
Approximate Pages: 9 (260 words per double-spaced page) |