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The God of Exodus is the God of history and of political liberation more than he is the God of nature.
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By keeping historical events in their proper perspective, theology helps safeguard society and the Church from regarding as permanent what is only temporary. Critical reflection thus always plays the inverse role of an ideology which rationalizes and justifies a given social and ecclesial order.
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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.
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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.
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The world today is experiencing a profound and rapid socio-cultural transformation. But the changes do not occur at a uniform pace, and the discrepancies in the change process have differentiated the various countries and regions of our planet.
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Once causes are determined, then there is talk of "social injustice" and the privileged begin to resist.
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Contemporary man has begun to lose his naiveté as... the deep causes of the situation in which he finds himself are becoming clearer. He realizes that to attack these deep causes is the indispensable prerequisite for radical change. And so he has gradually abandoned a simple reformist attitude regarding the existing social order, for, by its very shallowness this reformism perpetuates the existing system.
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Born:
June 8, 1928
(age 95)
Bio:
Gustavo Gutiérrez Merino, O.P., is a Peruvian theologian and Dominican priest regarded as the founder of liberation theology. He holds the John Cardinal O'Hara Professorship of Theology at the University of Notre Dame.
Known for:
Essential writings (1996)
The God of life (1991)
The power of the poor in history (1983)
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