"The Future of Liberation Theology envisions a radical new direction for Latin American liberation theology. One of a new generation of Latin American theologians, Ivan Petrella shows that despite the current dominance of 'end of history' ideology, liberation theologians need not aban...

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1. Verfasser:	Petrella, Ivan (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Buch
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Aldershot [u.a.] Ashgate 2003
Schlagworte:	Liberation theology Theologie der Befreiung
Zusammenfassung:	"The Future of Liberation Theology envisions a radical new direction for Latin American liberation theology. One of a new generation of Latin American theologians, Ivan Petrella shows that despite the current dominance of 'end of history' ideology, liberation theologians need not abandon their belief that the theological rereading of Christianity must be linked to the development of 'historical projects' - models of political and economic organization that would replace an unjust status quo. In the absence of historical projects, liberation theology currently finds itself unable to move beyond merely talking about liberation toward actually enacting it in society. "Providing a new interpretation of the current state and potential future of liberation theology, Ivan Petrella brings together original research on the movement with developments in political theory, critical legal theory and political economy to reconstruct liberation theology's understanding of theology, democracy and capitalism. The result is the recovery of historical projects, thus allowing liberation theologians to once again place the reality of liberation, and not just the promise, at the forefront of their task."--BOOK JACKET
Beschreibung:	Includes bibliographical references
Beschreibung:	IX, 177 S.
ISBN:	0754640515