Liberation Theology
Interprets religious commitments through the circumstances of oppressed people and the transformation of unjust social structures. Faith informs action against material and political domination.
Foundational doctrines
- Liberation from oppression
- Solidarity with the poor
- Structural critique
- Praxis
Disagreement and variation
Its versions differ on Marxist analysis, institutional authority, and the relationship between religious teaching and plural democratic politics. Latin American, Black, feminist, and other liberation theologies differ; religious commitment alone does not imply this politics.
Numerical positions in the interactive model are editorial reference estimates, not scientifically validated measurements.