Essays about: "Liberation theology"

Found 5 essays containing the words Liberation theology.

  1. 1. Breaking the Chains : The Relation between Race, Religion & Violence in Malcolm X’s Pursuit of Black Liberation

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Engelska

    Author : Hedil Al-Khishali; [2023]
    Keywords : Malcolm X; Civil Rights Movement; Nation of Islam; Black Liberation; Black Theology; Racial Identity; Race Relations; Social Justice; African American Activism; Autobiography of Malcolm X; Violence and Liberation; Identity Evolution; Ideological Evolution; Racial Violence; Islamic Teachings; Social and Political Agenda;

    Abstract : This essay aims to explore the complex interplay between race, religion, and violence as depicted in The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Alex Haley. Through an exploration of Frantz Fanon's theories regarding recognition and violence, alongside James H. Cone’s concept of Black theology, the essay establishes a foundation for the analysis. READ MORE

  3. 2. What Happens on Earth is Felt in Heaven : A Queer-Theological Study on the Anthropological Aspects of the Sinner in the Lutheran Concept of Justification in Relation to Indecency, Liberation, and Trauma

    University essay from Enskilda Högskolan Stockholm/Avdelningen för religionsvetenskap och teologi

    Author : Katja Stroeven; [2022]
    Keywords : Sinner; Liberation; Justification; Trauma; Sin; Simultaneity; Simul; Queer theology; Martin Luther; Hamartiology; Lutheran anthropology;

    Abstract : This textual analysis aims to identify and explore liberating, indecent, and anthropological un­derstandings of the sinner in Lutheran interpretations of the doctrine of justification. The un­derlying assumptions and the themes discernible within the works of Martin Luther are exam­ined along with “traditional,” and contemporary radical, queer interpretations of Lutheran jus­tification. READ MORE

  4. 3. Mukti in Kristapurana. How Thomas Stephens S.J. (1549-1619) conveys a Christian message of salvation in words with Hindu connotations

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för litteratur, idéhistoria och religion

    Author : Pär Eliasson; [2015-10-13]
    Keywords : Kristapurana; Father Thomas Stephens; Doutrina Christam em Lingoa Bramana Canarim; mission; inculturation; accomodatio; Christianity in India; Marathi; Konkani; Goa; salvation; mokṣa; mukti;

    Abstract : This thesis examines how the English Jesuit Father Thomas Stephens used a language full of Hindu connotations for conveying a Christian message in his Marathi epic Kristapurāṇa, written in Goa in the early years of the 17th century. Specifically it seeks to analyse (1) which words Stephens used for speaking about salvation, (2) which ideas about salvation he thereby conveyed, and (3) how he dealt with connotations of such words that are difficult to accommodate in a Christian worldview. READ MORE

  5. 4. Missionaries in development

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

    Author : Isak Simonsson; [2014]
    Keywords : Missionaries; Development; Liberation theology; Dependency theory; Capabilities theory; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The main study of missionaries has commonly been practiced within the field of mission study. The impact of missionaries has however not just been within the field of theology since there is a tradition to be a part of a foreign aid as well. READ MORE

  6. 5. Liberating Liturgy : Liberation Theology Traits in Anglican and Lutheran Worship Services in Jerusalem and the West Bank

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för teologi och religionsvetenskap

    Author : Marcus Nylander; [2012]
    Keywords : Palestinian Christians; Liberation theology; liturgy; West Bank; Jerusalem; Ateek; Raheb.; Philosophy and Religion;

    Abstract : The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is of great interest to me for many reasons; particularly, I want to stress the Palestinian Christian’s position in the current situation. The Palestinian Christians belong to several denominations, of which I have chosen to focus on two minority churches: the Lutheran and the Anglican. READ MORE