History Of Liberation Theology In South Africa

The Emergence of Liberation Theology in Latin America and Africa Liberation theology originated in the late 1970’s and early 1980’s in South Africa. Liberation theology started because poor people of South Africa were being subjected to harsh treatments by those of higher authority, because the poor were oppressed they decided that it was finally time for them stand up for themselves and voice their opinion for themselves. The oppressed poor people were forced to deal with the lack of food supply, the lack of shelters, the lack of education and medical care.

Liberation theology is a form of Christianity that embraces the viewpoints of the Marxism-Leninism worldview. Marxism-Leninism is a viewpoint developed by combining both Marxism,

Liberation Theology aims to fix the injustice of society and rid the sin within it. Sin not only affects us personally but affects our society as well. For example the child labor used in Africa to mine cobalt for smartphones and computers who work twelve hours a day for as low as one or two dollars. Society remains blind to the fact that this is occurring and does nothing to change it, because of this Liberation Theology was created to focus on this injustices, and societal sin, and this is what Liberation Theology attempts to

It allows for a rereading of the gospel in perspective of the poor and it begins with material morality meaning in order to grow you must start from the bottom up. Liberation theology raises questions as to Where is God is violence, suffering and physical harm? God is with the oppressed, poor and marginalized. ” (Professor Rivera Lecture on Liberation Theology 4/15/16).

In a book “A Liberation Theology” writer Gustavo Gutierrez, Gustavo Gutierrez argues that salvation of both political and spiritual liberation, and that Christianity requires a preferential option for the poor. Also Gutierrez says that Liberation theology argues justification on the image of Jesus. Jesus is called “Christ the Liberator” because he was obedient to the father and attempted to end world suffering and was willing to die for his friends.

The principles of Liberation Theology recognizes suffering to be a contradictory to God’s will and forces those to reflect on their actions behaviors and practices as a whole. Liberation theology must strive to make understanding of theological concepts and reform those that are unjust. Liberation theology must recognize human as social creatures and their sins to be a part of the social aspect in unity. In all liberation theology hopes and works for the initiation of the kingdom of