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  • kristina [she/her]
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    1 year ago

    im of the opinion that liberation theology is just interpreting any religion through a marxist lens, not just the natopedia definition that purely is about christianity. its a thing that happens a lot and to constrain the definition to christianity is weird

    • usernamesaredifficul [he/him]
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      1 year ago

      But liberation theology was the actual name of a Christian movement that sought to do that. When other religions do the same thing I think it should have its own name because it's weird to just give them all the Christian name for it. It's like saying you've been going to a Hindu church

      I am pretty sure the name for the combination of Confucianism and Marxism is Confucian Marxism for example

      that's what this paper from a Chinese university's school of Marxism studies called it anyway

      • kristina [she/her]
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        1 year ago

        sure, but to me i think there is value in having a general term for an interpretation of religion through marxism. there isnt anything inherently christian about the name 'liberation theology'.