Liberation theology is a philosophy that explores the idea of leading life based on a version of Christianity. The branch of Christianity reverts itself back to the basis, on what Christianity was founded on, which is to devote yourself to the lesser fortunate and be kind and friendly to one another. It is also focused on attacking social structures protecting inequality. Liberation theology believes that the only way to be close to god is to stand for social justice and to be active within it, there are examples of this ideology in both Brown and Miranda. The notion pf liberating ourselves from the horrors of injustice and inequality through Christianity, instead of using it to enforce them is what liberation theology is trying to teach.
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The explorers and conquerors enslaved and killed many of the Native Americans. The enslaved people were then baptized under the Catholic Church, they became slaves to the church, and were used in labor projects. One of the most popular explorers that brought on this domination of people was a common name, Christopher Columbus. He sailed the seas in 1492, just to sails the seas again after brutally killing and enslaving Native Americans then selling them to the European slave trade like any Christian should. (Brown, 36-39) The cruel murder of so many people was justified by saying “they were not part of our religion, they did not follow God’s will, and so they are barely human”. (Brown, 41) This kind of discrimination can be recognize throughout the ages up to the present. Before the Civil War many white Americans use a similar way of controlling and justifying their discrimination towards African Americans, and these racial issues still exist today. As does the use of Christianity to validate social judgment and
The explorers and conquerors enslaved and killed many of the Native Americans. The enslaved people were then baptized under the Catholic Church, they became slaves to the church, and were used in labor projects. One of the most popular explorers that brought on this domination of people was a common name, Christopher Columbus. He sailed the seas in 1492, just to sails the seas again after brutally killing and enslaving Native Americans then selling them to the European slave trade like any Christian should. (Brown, 36-39) The cruel murder of so many people was justified by saying “they were not part of our religion, they did not follow God’s will, and so they are barely human”. (Brown, 41) This kind of discrimination can be recognize throughout the ages up to the present. Before the Civil War many white Americans use a similar way of controlling and justifying their discrimination towards African Americans, and these racial issues still exist today. As does the use of Christianity to validate social judgment and