The Liberation Theology Podcast

Though many consider "evangelization" to be converting others to Christianity, in liberation theology, "evangelization" means more than sharing a creed: it means bringing glad tidings to the poor (as Jesus himself defined it) by seeing their suffering, feeling compassion, and acting smartly to alleviate their present pain as well as uprooting the unjust systemic factors that produced it.

Show Notes

Though many consider "evangelization" to be converting others to Christianity, in liberation theology, "evangelization" means more than sharing a creed: it means bringing glad tidings to the poor--as Jesus himself defined it. It means seeing the suffering of the oppressed, feeling compassion, and acting smartly to alleviate their present pain as well as uprooting the unjust systemic factors that produced it.

Texts:

Mysterium liberationis
https://www.orbisbooks.com/mysterium-liberationis.html

Music:

"Los molinos" by Adam Drake and Tom Jenkins
"Azure Sky" by Terry Devine-King and Adam Drake
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What is The Liberation Theology Podcast?

A close look at the basic concepts of Latin American liberation theology with David Inczauskis, SJ