SA 150 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Liberation Theology, Sandinista National Liberation Front, Margaret Humphreys
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People are likely to use the same language they use to decrease human relationships to describe their relationship with their god or gods. Aristotle are a mirror; reflecting our own social conditions, own cultural beliefs, values and deals. Social darwinist: the principle of survival of the fittest to human groups, used to justify the power held by europeans and upper classes on the grounds that they were the strongest and the best. For ex: if you are an anglican in canada, your income is likely to be higher than if you are a catholic or a baptist. Marx used the term false consciousness describe the belief that class based hierarchy was justified on religious grounds. Social gospel: a movement in canada, the us, and various european countries to apply the human welfare principles of christianity to the social, medical and psychological ills brought on by industrialization and uncontrolled capitalism.