The Liberation Theology Podcast

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A close look at the basic concepts of Latin American liberation theology with David Inczauskis, SJ

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Ep. 7: Biblical Hermeneutics

The oppressed of Latin America read the Bible not as “past history alone but as a story that is still happening today.” They see biblical history as the process of the formation of a free and united people. Jesus did not primary come to save individual people from their individual sins but to save the people from their social sin. Two chapters from Ernesto Cardenal's "The Gospel in Solentiname" exemplify the method that Gilberto da Silva Gorgulho describes in his Mysterium Liberationis chapter. ...

Mar 22, 2021•48 min•Ep. 7

Ep. 6: Catholic Social Teaching and Liberation Theology with Marcus Mescher, Pt. 2

Some of Marcus Mescher's work: The Ethics of Encounter , book: https://www.orbisbooks.com/the-ethics-of-encounter.html "5 lessons Pope Francis has taught us with his actions more than his words", article: https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2020/03/12/5-lessons-pope-francis-has-taught-his-actions-more-his-words Music: "Los molinos" by Adam Drake and Tom Jenkins "Azure Sky" by Terry Devine-King and Adam Drake Obtained via subscription to Audio Network...

Mar 08, 2021•57 min•Ep. 6

Ep. 5: Catholic Social Teaching and Liberation Theology with Marcus Mescher, Pt. 1

Mar 01, 2021•43 min•Ep. 5

Ep. 4: Marxism and Liberation Theology with Dean Dettloff

Dean Dettloff's work: "The Catholic Case for Communism": https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2019/07/23/catholic-case-communism "Civil Disobedience": https://geezmagazine.org/magazine/article/civil-disobedience Music: "Los molinos" by Adam Drake and Tom Jenkins "Azure Sky" by Terry Devine-King and Adam Drake Obtained via subscription to Audio Network

Feb 22, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 4

Ep. 3: Epistemology and Method in Liberation Theology

Clodovis Boff discusses the theory, forms, and method of liberation theology, and David relates the three forms--popular, pastoral, and professional--to Ernesto Cardenal's base community at Solentiname, Ismael Moreno's prophetic pastoral work in Honduras, and Juan Luis Segundo's paradigm shift in academic theology.

Feb 15, 2021•34 min•Ep. 3

Ep. 2: The History of Liberation Theology, Pt. 2

Roberto Oliveros distinguishes four phrases in the development of liberation theology: gestation, genesis, growth, and consolidation. David shares three stories from Honduras about theater, water, and mining, each related to the struggle for liberation. Music "Los molinos" by Adam Drake and Tom Jenkins "Azure Sky" by Terry Devine-King and Adam Drake Obtained via subscription to Audio Network

Feb 05, 2021•51 min•Ep. 2

Ep. 1: The History of Liberation Theology, Pt. 1

Mysterium liberationis edited by Ignacio Ellacuría, SJ, and Jon Sobrino, SJ, is the book that the podcast explores. Its first chapter by Roberto Oliveros, SJ, looks at the history of liberation theology in the light of Vatican II and the Latin American experience of poverty. David shares his first encounter with liberation theology in Guatemala. Music "Los molinos" by Adam Drake and Tom Jenkins "Azure Sky" by Terry Devine-King and Adam Drake Obtained via subscription to Audio Network...

Jan 30, 2021•47 min•Ep. 1

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