Liberation theology

Liberation theology

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Liberation theology

dc.contributor	WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.)	en_US
dc.contributor	Blackwell Corporation (Washington D.C.)	en_US
dc.contributor	Georgetown University. School of Foreign Service	en_US
dc.contributor	South Carolina Educational Television Network	en_US
dc.coverage.spatial	Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean	en_US
dc.coverage.spatial	Nicaragua	en_US
dc.creator	Father Robert Drinan (Interviewee)	en_US
dc.creator	Penn Kemble (Interviewee)	en_US
dc.creator	Krogh, Peter F. (Peter Frederic) (Moderator)	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2012-01-20T22:50:27Z
dc.date.available	2012-01-20T22:50:27Z
dc.date.created	1984	en_US
dc.date.issued	1984
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10822/552613
dc.description	Until the end of the cold war, Marxism and Christianity were two of the most powerful forces in the modern world. While the Catholic Church officially denounced any attempts to find a common ground between the two, some members of the clergy -- particularly Catholics in Latin America -- claimed that when taken in conjunction, Christianity and Marxism could work together to achieve a more equitable society. This doctrinal blend became known as liberation theology. To its supporters, liberation theology was a solution to the seemingly endless cycle of economic and social stagnation through a combination of revolution, class struggle, and political activism on the part of the Church. To Pope John Paul II and many other observers, however, liberation theology was a radical teaching that threatened to justify the tyranny of Marxism. Caught in the center of the debate was Nicaragua, where the Catholic clergy retained significant power in the hierarchy of the leftist Sandinista regime. In this episode of American Interests, host Peter Krogh and guests discuss the politics and teachings of liberation theology, with a focus on Church-state relations in Nicaragua. Featuring Father Robert Drinan, Former Congressman and professor at Georgetown University Law Center, and Penn Kemble, a Nicaragua expert and consultant to the Institute on Religion and Democracy.	en_US
dc.description.abstract	Examines the basis of liberation theology and its application in Nicaragua.	en_US
dc.format.extent	28 min.	en_US
dc.format.medium	MPG4 H.264	en_US
dc.language	English	en_US
dc.relation	Dean Peter Krogh Foreign Affairs Digital Archive	en_US
dc.relation.uri	https://mediapilot.georgetown.edu:443/sharestream2gui/getMedia.do?action=streamMedia&mediaPath=0d2117cd2650ee6d0126c34845ff0605&cid=0d21b62018c663370119bf04f6be0a8b
dc.source	American Interests	en_US
dc.subject.lcsh	Liberation (Theology)	en_US
dc.subject.lcsh	Liberation theology -- Latin America	en_US
dc.subject.other	Christianity and Marxism	en_US
dc.subject.other	Christianity and Communism	en_US
dc.title	Liberation theology	en_US
dc.coverage	Society, Culture and Religion	en_US