Among social trends anchored in the ’60s, none have been as resourcefully mobilized by Christians as situation ethics (popularized in 1966 by Joseph Fletcher) and liberation theology (articulated at ...

A Peruvian priest who founded liberation theology, a movement advocating an active role for the Roman Catholic Church in fighting poverty and injustice but reviled by some as Marxist, has died.

Four decades ago a book written by a Peruvian priest sent shockwaves inside the Latinamerican Catholic Church having set the foundations for what was known as the Liberation Theology. Accused of ...

In this pioneering book, Stephen Pattison draws on the methods and insights of Latin American liberation theology in order to challenge such narrow individualism, which is blind to matters of ...

Gustavo Gutierrez, the Peruvian Catholic priest and professor credited with launching the influential and controversial ...

I saw many posts online about Dominican Fr. Gustavo Gutiérrez, proudly Peruvian, popularly known as one of the fathers of liberation theology, who died on Oct. 22 at the age of 96. I thought, why ...

This landmark event brought together scholars, activists, and thought leaders to explore and celebrate the legacy of black ...