| Latin American Liberation Theology Contributor(s): Tombs, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 0391041819 ISBN-13: 9780391041813 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $63.90 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2003 Annotation: David Tombs offers an accessible introduction to the theological challenges raised by Latin American Liberation and a new contribution to how these challenges might be understood as a chronological sequence. Liberation theology emerged in the 1960s in Latin America and thrived until it reached a crisis in the 1990s. This work traces the distinct developments in thought through the decades, thus presenting a contextual theology. The book is divided into five main sections: the historical role of the church from Columbus's arrival in 1492 until the Cuban revolution of 1959; the reform and renewal decade of the 1960s; the transitional decade of the 1970s; the revision and redirection of liberation theology in the 1980s; and a crisis of relevance in the 1990s. This book offers insights into liberation theology's profound contributions for any socially engaged theology of the future and is crucial to understanding liberation theology and its legacies. This publication has also been published in hardback, please click here for details. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Fundamentalism - Architecture | Interior Design - General - Religion | History |
| Dewey: 230.046 |
| LCCN: 2002011568 |
| Series: Religion in the Americas |
| Physical Information: 1.01" H x 6.16" W x 8.76" (1.10 lbs) 334 pages |
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| Publisher Description: David Tombs offers an accessible introduction to the theological challenges raised by Latin American Liberation and a new contribution to how these challenges might be understood as a chronological sequence. Liberation theology emerged in the 1960s in Latin America and thrived until it reached a crisis in the 1990s. This work traces the distinct developments in thought through the decades, thus presenting a contextual theology. The book is divided into five main sections: the historical role of the church from Columbus's arrival in 1492 until the Cuban revolution of 1959; the reform and renewal decade of the 1960s; the transitional decade of the 1970s; the revision and redirection of liberation theology in the 1980s; and a crisis of relevance in the 1990s. This book offers insights into liberation theology's profound contributions for any socially engaged theology of the future and is crucial to understanding liberation theology and its legacies. This publication has also been published in hardback, please click here for details. |