Beyond liberation theology
Subtitle: a polemic
By: Ivan Petrella
Series: Reclaiming liberation theology; Reclaiming liberation theology
Publisher: SCM Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 176
ISBN-13: 9780334041344
Subjects: Liberation theology; Kritik; Bevrijdingstheologie; Theologie der Befreiung
Description: "Beyond Liberation Theology sets the stage for future liberation theology. Within, Ivan Petrella provides a bold new interpretation of liberation theology's present state and future possibilities. In so doing, he challenges a number of established pieties: Instead of staying within the accepted norm of examining liberation theologies individually as if they were closed worlds, he dares develop a framework that tackles Latin American. Black, Womanist, and Hispanic/Latino(a) theologies together; instead of succumbing to the fashionable identity politics that rules liberationist discourse, he places poverty at the forefront of concern; instead of seeking to carve out a small space for theology in a secular world, be shows that only an expansive understanding of liberation theology can deal with contemporary challenges. The end result is a wake up call for liberation theologians everywhere and a radical new direction for liberation theology itself."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-170) and index.
Table of contents: title: The global material context of the liberation theologian : the poverty of the majority; title: The material context of the US liberation theologian : poverty in the midst of plenty; title: The theological context of the liberation theologian : the failure of liberation theologies; title: Beyond liberation theology.