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A review by ratrug
A Theology of Liberation: History, Politics, and Salvation (Revised by Gustavo Gutiérrez, Gustavo Gutierrez
challenging
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
4.0
This book was enlightening and taught me a lot that I will take away into my own life, even as an atheist.
The emphasis on communion throughout, to me, remains clear and focussed on the core tenet of Christianity. Practical theology is something I hope to read a lot more of in the future.
The key chapters for me were Conversion to the Neighbour; Faith, Utopia, and Political Action and Christian Brotherhood and Class Struggle.
I found the first half of this book an immensely challenging read, and if I’m honest I’m not sure how much I fully gained from it. After taking a break about halfway through and reading some more basic texts around the topic, I was able to return to the latter half and gain a lot more.
Gutierrez’s writings on utopia were certainly the most enlightening for me, and definitely gave me some food for thought as to the relationship between faith, church, and state politics, but much remains unclear.
Accepting Catholic Christianity, I would go with Gutierrez the majority of the way - unfortunately I am in favour of secularism. Understanding how to conjoin this theology with a secular ideology is difficult, but I will read on secular theology, which was mentioned a few times throughout this book, to attempt to clarify for myself.
The emphasis on communion throughout, to me, remains clear and focussed on the core tenet of Christianity. Practical theology is something I hope to read a lot more of in the future.
The key chapters for me were Conversion to the Neighbour; Faith, Utopia, and Political Action and Christian Brotherhood and Class Struggle.
I found the first half of this book an immensely challenging read, and if I’m honest I’m not sure how much I fully gained from it. After taking a break about halfway through and reading some more basic texts around the topic, I was able to return to the latter half and gain a lot more.
Gutierrez’s writings on utopia were certainly the most enlightening for me, and definitely gave me some food for thought as to the relationship between faith, church, and state politics, but much remains unclear.
Accepting Catholic Christianity, I would go with Gutierrez the majority of the way - unfortunately I am in favour of secularism. Understanding how to conjoin this theology with a secular ideology is difficult, but I will read on secular theology, which was mentioned a few times throughout this book, to attempt to clarify for myself.