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Liberation Theologies on Shifting Grounds: A Clash of Socio-Economic and Cultural Paradigms

Liberation Theologies on Shifting Grounds: A Clash of Socio-Economic and Cultural Paradigms

de Schrijver, G.

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Series: Bibliotheca Ephemeridum Theologicarum Lovaniensium, Book 135

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ISBN10: 9042903023
ISBN13: 9789042903029
Publisher: Peeters
Published: Jan 1 1998
Pages: 453
Weight: 1.70
Height: 1.20 Width: 6.40 Depth: 9.50
Language: English
Besides their insistence on praxis and the application of the
Word of God to a given situation, Liberation Theologies make ample use of tools
of analysis to uncover root causes of oppression. Now, it is precisely with
respect to these tools that Liberation Theologies today find themselves on
shifting grounds. In intra-ecclesiastical circles cultural concerns have come to
replace socio-economic analysis, whereas after the implosion of the East Bloc
the liberationists proper also pay more attention to the issues of gender,
ecology, and indigenous movements. The contributions to this volume, originating
from various continents, discuss to what extent this shift in emphasis is
desirable, and acceptable, and conclude that the cultural focus cannot possibly
invalidate but only enrich and complete the socio-economic analysis. They,
moreover, try to assess the developments in light of globalization (economics,
informatics), on the one hand, and postmodernity on the other. Given the impact
of western culture politics, the question arises as to whether the native
cultures will succeed in keeping up their religious core values and structures
of solidarity - two elements so indispensable for liberative commitments.

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