... use the gospel for a more liberating society for the oppressed indigenous people of Latin America. This essay will look at the distinguishing features of the movement of liberation theology, why this movement emerged from the traditional catholic church of Latin America, and how these two religious groups differ in their ideas of how their religion should be practised, this will be looked at through the criticism of the catholic church upon this new movement. Within the liberation movement from Latin America, other movements such as Feminist liberation and black liberation theology emerged, these will be touched on to show the growth and variance of this new movement. Philip Berryman describes Liberation Theology as these three aspects; 'An interpretation of Christian faith out of the suffering, struggle, and hope of the poor, a critique of society and the ideologies sustaining it, a critique of the activity of the church and of Christians ...

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