The Poor in Society, Resurrection from Social Death, and Latin American Liberation Theology

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ID3177089
AuthorsJung Mo Sung (0000-0001-7089-1185, Universidade Metodista de São Paulo, corresponding author)
Year2023
Volume14
Issue6
Pages740
Publication date2023-06-03
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueReligions (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444
PublisherMDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT)
DOI10.3390/rel14060740
OpenAlexW4379470289
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited4

Does Latin American liberation theology, with its option for the poor, still have something to contribute in a global scenario marked by neoliberal globalization and the discussion of identity politics? Based on the practices of Father Júlio Lancelotti against aporophobia (phobia against the poor) and the hostile architecture in Brazil, this article discusses the notion of the priority of orthopraxis over orthodoxy, the process of reordering the place of the poor in society and in the state budgets, and the notion of liberation practices and criticizes the process of dehumanization in neoliberal culture, in which personal identity and belonging to a community are marked by the pattern of consumption and wealth. Finally, it shows how the practices of recognizing the humanity of the poorest can been seen as a resurrection from social death, as a form of liberation within history, and as the affirmation of faith in a God who does not distinguish between human beings, while the idol demands sacrifices of life from the poor

Aesthetics · Dehumanization · Environmental ethics · Faith · Globalization · Humanity · Latin Americans · Liberation theology · Orthodoxy · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Theology · Anthropology · Law · Philosophy · Religion and Society in Latin America · Religion and Society Interactions · Religion, Ecology, and Ethics

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