An open letter to the bishops of the Episcopal Conference of Latin America (known by the Spanish acronym CELAM) released in ...

"What we do know," said Brazilian-born theologian Leonardo Boff, "is that he's a North American with a Latin American soul." ...

Liberation theology grew out of the misbegotten “Christian-Marxist dialogue” of the 1960s and 1970s, which must seem as quaint and laughable as promoting Esperanto.

The release of Stollar’s book is the latest example of how child liberation theology is gradually making inroads in select seminaries, intergenerational churches and parenting groups.Indirectly ...

Liberation theology proved highly controversial within the Catholic Church, angering traditionalists who accused Father Gutiérrez and his allies of interpreting the Gospels through a Marxist lens.

In the Vatican, liberation theology also fell out of favor. Ratzinger, considered a liberal reformer in his younger years, became point man for Pope John Paul II on the issue after he was named ...

Liberation theology will likely always have its critics, but its supporters continue to build on the legacy of the past 50 years wherever they see poverty, injustice and oppression.

The theology is marked by its concern for liberation of the world's people from unjust economic or social conditions. It was developed in Latin America during the region's military dictatorships ...

Gustavo Gutiérrez’s 'A Theology of Liberation' was first published in English 50 years ago. That first edition served as a primary introduction to a new way of doing theology and becoming ...

Liberation theology proved highly controversial within the Catholic Church, angering traditionalists who accused Father Gutiérrez and his allies of interpreting the Gospels through a Marxist lens.

Liberation theology will likely always have its critics, but its supporters continue to build on the legacy of the past 50 years wherever they see poverty, injustice and oppression.

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — A towering figure in the Catholic theological landscape of the past century, the Rev. Gustavo Gutiérrez, known as the father of liberation theology, died Tuesday night (Oct ...