Liberation Theology and the Discernment Between Populisms
This article looks at the political engagement of liberation theology, understood in terms of left populism, as an expression of a particular theology of grace which is in conflict with the theology of grace that underlies forms of right populism. Forms of populism, left and right, aim at creating a...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2021
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| In: |
Political theology
Year: 2021, Volume: 22, Issue: 2, Pages: 111-124 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Liberation theology
/ Populism
/ People
/ Grace
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| IxTheo Classification: | CG Christianity and Politics FD Contextual theology NBK Soteriology |
| Further subjects: | B
Ernesto Laclau
B Populism B theology of grace B Chantal Mouffe B Leonardo Boff |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Summary: | This article looks at the political engagement of liberation theology, understood in terms of left populism, as an expression of a particular theology of grace which is in conflict with the theology of grace that underlies forms of right populism. Forms of populism, left and right, aim at creating a people. The theology of right populism can be seen as a theology of prosperity and entitlement, to create a people whose own interests are central. A liberation theology of grace, exemplified by Leonardo Boff points to a different understanding of grace as liberating and transforming gift, creating a people for others and a people of God. |
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| ISSN: | 1743-1719 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Political theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/1462317X.2021.1872918 |
