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1928–2024 Peru
Gustavo Gutiérrez Merino (8 June 1928 – 22 October 2024) was a Peruvian theologian and Dominican priest regarded as the founder of Liberation theology. He was professor at the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru and a visiting professor at many major universities in North America and Europe.
Also known as: Gustavo Gutierrez
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The complete encounter with the Lord will mark an end to history, but it will take place in history.
In the Bible poverty is a scandalous condition inimical to human dignity and therefore contrary to the will of God.
Human history is in truth nothing but the history of the slow, uncertain, and surprising fulfillment of the Promise.
The building of a just society means overcoming every obstacle to the creation of authentic peace.
Through the persons who explicitly accept his Word, the Lord reveals the world to itself.
As we progress, various shades of meaning and deeper levels of understanding will complement this initial effort.
The Church cannot be a prophet in our day if she herself is not turned to Christ.
Reason has, especially today, many other manifestations than philosophical ones.
The future of history belongs to the poor and exploited.
Liberation from every form of exploitation, the possibility of a more human and dignified life, the creation of a new humankind - all pass through this struggle.
Theology must be man's critical reflection on himself, on his own basic principles. Only with this approach will theology be a serious discourse, aware of itself, in full possession of its conceptual elements.
A Theology of Liberation (1971)
Is the Church fulfilling a purely religious role when by its silence or friendly relationships it lends legitimacy to dictatorial and oppressive government?
Once causes are determined, then there is talk of "social injustice" and the privileged begin to resist.
To hope does not mean to know the future, but rather to be open, in an attitude of spiritual childhood, to accepting it as a gift.
Christendom is not primarily a mental construct. It is above all a fact, indeed the longest historical experience the Church has had. Hence the deep impact it has made on its life and thought.
The theologian ... will be engaged where nations, social classes, people struggle to free themselves from domination and oppression by other nations, classes, and people.
A Theology of Liberation (1971)
The Christian community ... is faced ever more clearly with the dilemma now confronting the whole continent: to be for or against the system, or more subtly, to be for reform or revolution.
A Theology of Liberation (1971)
A theology which has as its points of reference only "truths" which have been established once and for all—and not the Truth which is also the Way—can only be static and, in the long run, sterile.
A Theology of Liberation (1971)
Theology as critical reflection thus fulfills a liberating function for man and the Christian community, preserving them from fetishism and idolatry, as well as from a pernicious and belittling narcissism.
A Theology of Liberation (1971)
The imbalance between developed and underdeveloped countries - caused by the relationships of dependence - becomes more acute if the cultural point of view is taken into consideration.
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