LIBERATION THEOLOGY
A MAJOR INFLUENCE FOR PIH
PIH is categorically a non-partisan and secular organization. Our philosophy has, however, been profoundly influenced by the liberation struggle that emerged in Latin America in the middle of the 20th century, and principally by the theological writings of Gustavo Gutiérrez Merino, a Peruvian theologian, philosopher, and priest, considered to be one of the fathers of Liberation Theology.
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In his 1973 “Theology of Liberation,” Father Gutiérrez outlines a philosophy that recognizes and confronts a profound social and political injustice brought on by centuries of colonialism and post colonialism. Gutiérrez invites all people to take sides with the poor and to practice faith not just in their reflections but through concrete action (what in Christian theology is referred to as praxis). Liberation theology exposes the root causes of poverty and defines them as not inevitable or accidental, but rather as fixable because intentional, thus positioning action as a universal moral response to social injustice.
LIBERATION THEOLOGY
Andrea Tibbetts
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LIBERATION THEOLOGY
A MAJOR INFLUENCE FOR PIH
PIH is categorically a non-partisan and secular organization. Our philosophy has, however, been profoundly influenced by the liberation struggle that emerged in Latin America in the middle of the 20th century, and principally by the theological writings of Gustavo Gutiérrez Merino, a Peruvian theologian, philosopher, and priest, considered to be one of the fathers of Liberation Theology.
CLICK TO ADVANCE
In his 1973 “Theology of Liberation,” Father Gutiérrez outlines a philosophy that recognizes and confronts a profound social and political injustice brought on by centuries of colonialism and post colonialism. Gutiérrez invites all people to take sides with the poor and to practice faith not just in their reflections but through concrete action (what in Christian theology is referred to as praxis). Liberation theology exposes the root causes of poverty and defines them as not inevitable or accidental, but rather as fixable because intentional, thus positioning action as a universal moral response to social injustice.