The Emergence of Liberation Theology: Radical Religion and Social Movement Theory

Author/Contributor(s):	Smith, Christian
Publisher:	University of Chicago Press
Date:	08/27/1991
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

Liberation theology is a school of Roman Catholic thought which teaches that a primary duty of the church must be to promote social and economic justice. In this book, Christian Smith explains how and why the liberation theology movement emerged and succeeded when and where it did.