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    Liberation theology refers to the liberation of oppressive regimes through Christianity. For instance, liberation theology was used to combat the military government in El Salvador. This is important because it shines the light on how theology played a fundamental role in the liberation of the Salvadoran Civil War. Furthermore, there are many branches to liberation theology for example biblical, pastoral, theological and revolutionary. These branches are unique in how they carry out their action

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    Liberation theology, a term first used in 1973 by Gustavo Gutierrez, a Peruvian Roman Catholic priest, is a school of thought among Latin American Catholics according to which the Gospel of Christ demands that the church concentrate its efforts on liberating the people of the world from poverty and oppression. The main belief is that the church should be a movement for those who were denied their rights because they were poor (Sharon 12/3). The strength of liberation theology is in its compassion

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    Theological Analysis of Hoju-Je Introduction About which country are the following explanations? The country that hosted Olympic Games in 1988 and the FIFA World Cup Game in 2002, that has the best know-how in manufacturing cellular phones, that has the second-to-none ship-making company, that is the top in distributed rate of superspeed internet, but that was ranked 63rd among 70 countries according to GEM (Gender Empowerment Measure), in the report issued by the United Nations Development

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    sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free” (Luke 4:18). These words of Jesus inspire hope in those who see themselves as being marginalized due to poverty or oppression. Liberation theology originates “from below”, that is, the perspective of the disadvantaged (Messer, 2006, p. 151). Poverty and political oppression stimulated the rise of Latin American Liberation in the 1960’s, while oppression in other forms has been the impetus that

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    the intersection of Schleiermacher and feminist thought; frequently feminists have found themselves intrigued by the work of F.D.E. Schleiermacher. It seems that these scholars must have, at one time, seen something in the depths of Schleiermacher’s theology that would prove useful to women. Yet, the secondary literature, which integrates these two fields appears solely preoccupied by an ongoing debate on whether or not Schleiermacher was himself a feminist. As a result of the prominence of this

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    Many of my life experiences have given me a glimpse of what it means to be in the margins of society. My family’s history of racism and poverty, my father’s physical disability, my experiences as a woman, and growing up in the diverse Bay Area with friends, mentors, coaches, and teachers from different backgrounds has opened my eyes to the disparities in society. When I was sixteen I had a particularly salient experience that awoke my heart and mind to the ideas of social justice. I was in Memphis

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    Analysis on Atheism

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    To be honest with you I think some of McCloskey questions of the existence of God are based and as a Christian I know I have questioned the existence of God at one point in my life. I had to really learn the hard way. From the article one can see that McCloskey is trying very hard to dismiss every claim of the theistic view. From the videos on blackboard, when someone decides to prove something or someone, then that means there is certainty and assurance that thing is absolutely true. The truth of

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    God’s presence everywhere they look and everything they do. Some may see it in a psychological way, always looking for the explanation of why something is the way it is. Together, theology and psychology can bring a different view and perspective that they never would have saw by themselves. Many people find that theology and psychology can draw from each other and be very beneficial. Neither view is wrong. They both just want to know the truth. Just like in the past few centuries, churches did not

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    A 4-MAT Review: Psychology, Theology and Spirituality in the Christian Counseling Introduction Mark McMinn is a trained psychologist who is known for his book that was written in 1996 called Psychology, Theology and Spirituality in Christian Counseling. McMinn had advocated for the Christians who are counselors for many years. McMinn is very experienced in the work and in his field of study. One of the biggest things that McMinn stresses is the importance of establishing and maintaining a good trustworthy

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    Many people in the world today have decided that a world view doesn’t matter; that everyone can simply believe what they would like to believe, and it wouldn’t make a difference. However, someone’s worldview determines there every act! Hitler for example, believed that Jews, disabled people and elderly people were worthless; he thought that he could make a perfect world. So his beliefs led to his actions. There is only one world view that is correct, one that would explain all questions and that

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