Executive Briefing: Theology as Critical Praxis
Emerging from the 1968 Medellín Bishops’ Conference, Liberation Theology reinterpreted the Gospel message through the lived reality of oppressed Latin American peasants, framing salvation as historical socio-economic liberation.
1. Structural Sin and Institutional Injustice
Father Gustavo Gutiérrez and martyr Archbishop Oscar Romero insisted that sin is not solely an individual moral failing, but is embedded in unjust economic structures that generate systemic poverty and political violence.
2. References
- Gutiérrez, G. (1971). A Theology of Liberation: History, Politics, and Salvation. Orbis Books.