People's Liberation Army

Liberation theology and Catholic Social Teaching are two very important aspects of Catholicism, and are the basis of which we should live each day. Catholic Social Teaching is rooted in the love of God. God loves us, sent down His only Son, and gave us the Holy Spirit; we are called to use this as a lesson and to love one another as brothers and sisters under God. Catholic Social Teaching is a guide that teaches us and reminds us how to do so. There are seven distinct themes in Catholic Social…

Ask any young gay where the modern LGBT movement began, and it’s likely they’ll answer “Stonewall.” The Stonewall Riot, a two day period of rioting after a police raid at a gay bar in 1969, is often hailed as the genesis of sexuality and gender liberation in America. However, ask any LGBT historian the same question, and their answer might be much more complex. Although within the modern LGBT community Stonewall is considered the turning point toward true equality, both socially and politically,…

Question 1- While traditional theology focused on invigorating faith, liberation theology is intended to promote social justice for marginalized populations and improve the community. In traditional theology, those mainly involved were scholars with academic qualifications who sought abstract and philosophical ideas regarding their faith. By contrast, liberation theology is inclusive of everyone, and all are able to contribute within their own capacity. Rather than allowing select individuals…

Robert Reno Professor James Richardson WHO-1030-271 16 April 2015 The Gay Rights Movement: Moving Mountains Although great strides have been made in the recent past, homosexuals have faced many hurdles in the fight for equal rights. From hate crimes to legislative tyranny, the homosexual community has strived to become socially accepted and ascertain the same rights afforded to them as by the Constitution of the United States of America. For over five decades, many organizations have been…

Liberation theology has a deep history through Latin America in which it “was born when faith confronted the injustice done to the poor” (Boff & Boff, pg. 3). Liberation Theology is a vital theological perspective for our time. Liberation theology is designed so that the poor can be set free. Liberation means liberation from oppression (Boff & Boff, pg. 24). That means being liberated in societal norms that oppress certain communities. For the purpose of this paper, the oppressed will often be…

Alice Walker’s Meridian is a historical novel covering much of the Civil Rights Movement of the mid-to-late twentieth century, and although much of the novel is focused on societal conditions regarding race relations, Walker also explores sexual relations in place at the time. Sexual politics play a key role in setting the foundation of Walker’s argument, and is staged through her use of characterization, especially with regards to Meridian and Truman. These characterizations also shape an…

Later he became a naturalized U.S. citizen. His parents were priest/priestess of the religion Santeria. He refers to himself as a Southern Baptist, Roman Catholic child of Ellequa. De La Torre field of studies are: Social ethics, Theology of Liberation, Latinx Religiosity, and Santeria. De La Torres,’ Alma mater: is the Temple University, where he continued his theological training and obtained a doctorate in social ethics in 1999. De La Torre is known as a Scholar-activist whose work…

became the first state to remove consensual sodomy from its criminal code (Canaday, 2008), but others were resistant to change. Activism soared and organizations such as the Gay Liberation Front and Gay Activists Alliance emerged with civil rights, humanity, and dignity as their main goals (Cornell, 2006). The gay liberation movement spread through-out the United States and out of these advocacy organizations, others were established that sought reformism, equality, and health education due to…

Womanist Theology Essay Introduction Womanist theology is socio-religious which respond to a social state of intensified and fortified oppression similar to the history of slavery. It is a social theory rooted in the racial and gender oppression of black women living in the cave. There are various interpretations of what the womanist theology efforts to provide a means and a concise and all encompassing definition have been marginally successful. Womanist theological is of observance…

tool of oppression, he also disagrees and claims religion as a potential tool of liberation. To achieve liberation humanity needs to: be set free from the material; change corrupt political systems; end an oppressed consciousness; and move towards freedom from self-centeredness. For Gutiérrez salvation is liberation, and God’s first salvific act is creation. Gutiérrez explains that liberation in the context of liberation theology is the “complete communion of human beings with God and among…