Liberation Theology in Christianity

Description

The main goal of all religions in the world is the liberation of their believers. However, each faith community has a different understanding of salvation. For some religions, salvation is achieved in this world, while for others it will take place in the next world (the afterlife). In Christianity, which follows Jesus and his teachings, salvation is a spiritual level that can be achieved by following the teachings of the Church. However, in addition to this understanding, there is another understanding of liberation based on the fact that material liberation must be achieved in order for spiritual liberation to take place. This understanding is one of liberation that emerged in the 1960s on the Latin American continent and defended the rights of the poor, the destitute and the oppressed. In this sense, Liberation Theology, while aiming at secular liberation, also includes spiritual liberation in the background. Although many theologies emerged in the Latin American continent in the 1960s, Liberation Theology is distinguished from other theologies by its adoption of Marxist ideology.