Liberation Theology For Armchair Theologians Summary

After analyzing Miguel De La Torre’s, Liberation Theology for Armchair Theologians, I was struck by the history of Liberation Theology and the attempts that the rich and powerful have made to prevent the exploitation of those who live in poverty. To begin, De La Torre explains that Liberation theology is different from liberative theology, in that liberation theology is attached to the Christian faith, while liberative theology can be of any faith. This is important because for some time the Christian faith has been run by the Church, which tends to employ those who have been brought up within the higher social hierarchy. De La Torre writes that “Liberation theology is so dangerous because it disrupts a religious and political worldview that