Liberation Theology/Christology of Liberation:

    The Liberation theology originated in Latin America.  From what did they need to be liberated?  From dependence..  The terms of international trade are such that Third World countries not only are dependent upon the rich but are destined to remain so.  Their economies are geared to supply primary commodities at low cost to the developed nations.  These are then used in the manufacture of expensive goods which are sold to the poor countries.  There is an enormous difference between the standard of living of the rich and the mass of the people, whether in towns around the cities or in the countryside.  Poverty and hopelessness enter into the mind so that those who are marginal to the main economic and cultural life of the country remain outside.  The theologians in Latin America have now embarked on the revision of all Christian doctrine from the perspective of liberation.

General revelation and Special revelation

Introduction:  Revelation is viewed as general revelation and special revelation.  We will see first the general revelation and then special revelation below:

1          General revelation

             Definition:  General revelation can be defined as ‘God’s self-disclosure in thecreation and in the moral consciousness of humanity’.  Some theologians would add to this definition God’s self-disclosure in the course of human history and reason.  A general revelation is like studying the works of an artist, while special revelation is like meeting the artist in person.