num_pages: 314
description: Liberation theology is a school of Roman Catholic thought which teaches that a primary duty of the church must be to promote social and economic justice. In this book, Christian Smith explains how and why the liberation theology movement emerged and succeeded when and where it did.
language: English
title: The Emergence of Liberation Theology: Radical Religion and Social Movement Theory
titlecomplete: The Emergence of Liberation Theology: Radical Religion and Social Movement Theory
genres: History
ratings_count: 20
publisher: University of Chicago Press