21 | LIVING STONES, LIVING HOPE
STUDY 3
LIBERATION THEOLOGY
From Asia we move to Latin America and explore Liberation theology, which in many ways revolutionised the landscape of Christian theology. With its origins in the Latin American situation of poverty, Liberation theology denounced any form of theological engagement that was
abstract and estranged from human experience. The starting point of Liberation theology was a “preferential option for the poor”. This meant doing theology from the perspective of the poor and with a commitment to their liberation.
