How to Use liberation theology in a Sentence
liberation theology
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The group was founded in 1964 by students inspired by the Cuban revolution and Catholic priests steeped in liberation theology.
—Maximo Anderson, Bloomberg.com, 10 Jan. 2018
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Gates considers how Black liberation theology seeks to free people of color from social injustice on earth, rather than in the afterlife.
—Natasha Gural, Forbes, 10 Nov. 2022
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The pope has gone on record against liberation theology for decades, criticizing the blending of church theology with politics.
—Fox News, 2 July 2022
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The central battle was over the liberation theology movement in Latin America.
—Rachel Donadio, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2022
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As committed Christians, they were steeped in black liberation theology.
—David Montgomery, Washington Post, 14 Oct. 2019
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One of the Jesuits, Father Ignacio Ellacuría, was a vocal advocate of liberation theology.
—Paul Elie, The New Yorker, 4 Jan. 2023
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Harris frequently cited the New Testament parable of the Good Samaritan and liberation theology during speeches and campaign stops.
—Matthew Brown, USA TODAY, 3 Sep. 2019
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Their thinking on social justice has underpinned the theory and practice of liberation theology.
—Elaine Ayala, San Antonio Express-News, 26 May 2018
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In other speeches, Harris has invoked liberation theology, the strain of Christian thought that emphasizes social concern for the poor and political liberation for oppressed peoples.
—The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 Aug. 2020
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Roundtables on topics from Black liberation theology to transgender identity are common, proposed by an active contingent of nearly 100 young adult members.
—Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 June 2022
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Rather, Curry was drawing on the rhetoric of liberation theology — a 20th century theological tradition inspired by Marxist thought — to characterize love as a necessary, chaotic, and political force.
—Tara Isabella Burton, Vox, 20 May 2018
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As an opponent of the military’s authoritarian rule, Cardinal Hummes became associated with proponents of liberation theology, a social justice movement within the Catholic Church.
—New York Times, 13 July 2022
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Feminism, social justice, racial equality -- all these things resulted from liberal biblical criticism and liberation theology.
—Diana Butler Bass, CNN, 17 June 2021
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