Abstract
The purpose of this article on the basis of sources on liberation theology is to identify, analyze, and summarize the nature of this branch of theology, while emphasizing the practical problems of the church. As a methodological framework, the author analyzed primary sources of Latin American theology, which allows the reader to consider more deeply the theological and socio-cultural features of liberation theology. The paper is original in that the author puts new names and ideas into Ukrainian theological discourse, addresses key works of the representatives of liberation theology, and promotes a different approach to theology, hermeneutics, and missiology. Liberation theology is presented here as a method by which it is possible to conduct a kind of discourse on almost all theological and social topics of the Christian life. In conclusion, the author states that although liberation theology is inextricably linked to leftist ideology, it causes intense debate in the scholarly and especially the theological environment. Despite the availability of a wide range of interpretations of the new movement, one cannot ignore the religious significance of this innovative movement. Recognition of the potential of liberation theology leads to the actualization of the transformation of traditional religious institutions and practices of Christianity. Liberation theology opens up new possibilities for dialogue between society and religious communities, and the new socio-cultural situation in Ukraine proves that this version of theology is more than relevant today
Highlights
The modern Argentinian religious scholar Ivan Petrella starts his article, “Latin America Liberation Theology
The topicality of liberation theology is properly described in the following books: Reemergence of Liberation Theologies
An Argument and Manifesto.[4]The listed sources claim that liberation theology is winning back its role as one of the leading modern theologies, but is getting into a new phase
Summary
The modern Argentinian religious scholar Ivan Petrella starts his article, “Latin America Liberation Theology. The ideas of this movement can be recognized as such that might find their practical application in the Ukrainian context and in the context of other post Soviet countries It is the author’s opinion that every spiritually and intellectually mature Christian should add liberation theology ideas to their armory. The author has articulated some of the theses that he emphasizes in this paper through work with the original sources of liberation theology. Key studies on this matter have shown that theology is primarily a practical discipline, no matter what it is sometimes said to be. Anatoliy Denysenko be more and more often observed in churches and elsewhere in different forms and with a different augmentation ratio.[5]
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