liberation theology Flashcards
alienation
the state or experience of being isolated
exploitation
the action or fact of treating someone unfairly in order to benefit from their work
bourgeois
belonging to or characteristic of the middle class, typically with reference to its perceived materialistic values or conventional attitudes
proletariat
working class people regarded collectively
communism
a theory or system of social organisation in which all property is owned by the community and each person contributes and receives according to their ability and needs
dehumanise
deprive of positive human qualities
liberation theology
a movement in christian theology developed mainly by latin american roman catholics which attempts to address the problems of poverty and social injustice as well as spiritual matters
capitalism
an economic and political system in which a country’s trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit rather than by the state
jesus the liberator
the belief that jesus was a person who liberated people from imprisonment or oppression
praxis
practice rather than theory
orthodoxy
authorised or generally accepted theory doctrine or practice
orthopraxy
in the study of religion orthopraxy is correct conduct. how a person conducts themselves and acts upon their faith and beliefs
contextual theology
a type of theology which theologians reflect on a specific situation in the light of experience
