Faithful obligations: Merold Westphal’s middle class liberation theology
| Autor: | Justin Sands |
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| Jazyk: | Czech<br />German<br />English<br />Italian |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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| Zdroj: | Acta Universitatis Carolinae Theologica, Vol 6, Iss 1, Pp 197-212 (2016) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1804-5588 2336-3398 23363398 |
| DOI: | 10.14712/23363398.2016.10 |
| Popis: | Often, liberation theology’s preferential option for the poor is pushed aside within theological discourses as being too specific, too focused on social problems, to function as a viable theology for the Church as a whole. Through this line of reasoning, many often see liberation theology as something that can remind Christians of their need to help others, but it cannot become the foundation for a sustainable belief system. In response to this, I claim that a liberation theology can be viable for daily life of all persons and this article explores this argument through the work of Merold Westphal, who’s philosophical theology founds a style of liberation theology that is directed at the middle class – in his context the American middle class. This article explores the ways in which liberation theology can work as a general, programmatic theology for all within the Church, which not only empowers those at the margins but society as a whole. |
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