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Liberation Theology

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Liberation theology combines Christian principles with political activism to pursue social change against poverty, discrimination, and injustice.

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The movement began in the Roman Catholic Church in 1950s–60s Latin America and became an international movement spanning many churches, theologized from the standpoint of the poor and oppressed.

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Liberation theology is one tradition within Christianity's political engagement, not a description of Christian activity generally.

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