单词 | liberation theology |
释义 | liberation theologyn. A theory, originating amongst Roman Catholic theologians in Latin America, which interprets liberation from social, political, and economic oppression as an anticipation of ultimate salvation. Cf. theology of liberation n. at theology n. Phrases. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > theology > branches of theology > [noun] > liberation theology of liberation1968 liberation theology1970 liberationism1974 1970 Washington Post 8 Mar. a14/1 Demands for changes in the conservative Roman Catholic Church in Columbia and for setting up a socialist regime here were voiced by priests and nuns attending a ‘seminary for liberation theology’. 1973 P. E. Berryman in Theol. Stud. 34 364 Latin American liberation theology arises out of an experience: the discovery of institutionalized violence and the dimensions of oppression. 1982 P. B. Hinchliff Holiness & Politics ix. 197 Liberation theology appears to be saying that what matters is that the just cause must be made to succeed. 1986 A. M. Kabal Bad Money ii. ix. 193 Why would the Vatican finance arms for right-wing guerrillas? Did they hate Liberation Theology as much as that? 2005 New Yorker 16 May 58/2 Liberation theology..applied a Marxist interpretation to Christian doctrine, casting Jesus as a revolutionary liberator. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1970 |
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