SPAN 44 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Ernesto Cardenal, Liberation Theology, Tahiti
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An element of political action in the figure of jesus christ. More focused on salvation of souls and from sin. Not giving to someone else but about changing the world where poverty diminishes in a long lasting permanent way. Changing the structure and doesn"t have to be alleviated by means of charity. Roman catholic emphasis, catholic freedom is freedom for eternal life in heaven and hope of eternal life you will be free from sin. Liberation; freedom from unjust social structures, repression and political violence. Emphasis on political violence from the world. Boths sides emphasize what the other sides are saying. Question of the church tah continue to exist. Left jesus is less directly attached, concerned with the otherworldly realm of thing s. Not preaching that we focus on primarily internal salvation but that we actively fix problems in our world. If we believe in jesus christ we should be actively changing it ourselves.
