LibGuides: Liberation Theologies: Latin American Liberation Theology

Overview & History

Latin American Liberation Theology by David Tombs
Call Number: BT 83.57 .T656 2002
A historical account of Latin American liberation theology's development and decisive moments.
Liberation Theology at the Crossroads: Democracy or Revolution? by Paul E. Sigmund
Call Number: BT 83.57 .S577
An investigation of the future of liberation theology -- its successes and failures -- written in 1990.
Gustavo Gutierrez: An Introduction to Liberation Theology by Robert M. Brown
Call Number: BT 83.57 .B879

Medellin Conference (1968)
The Medellin Conference was a meeting of Latin American Catholic Bishops in 1968, the results of which influenced the liberation theology movement. Key documents, and a later Vatican response, can be found below:

Promulgations

Medellin Documents -- Spanish
The official Spanish text of the Medellin Conference conclusions, from the Conference of Latin American Bishops (CELAM).

Medellin Documents -- English Translations
Link to English translations of the Medellin documents in the library catalog. Call #: HN 39 .L3 C35 1973

Vatican Criticisms of Liberation Theology

"Instruction on Certain Aspects of the Theology of Liberation" -- Online Text
The document is also known as "Libertatis Nuntius." Promulgated by the Vatican Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, authorized by Pope John Paul II, signed by Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger (later Pope Benedict XVI) in 1984.
"Instruction on Certain Aspects of the Theology of Liberation" -- Print Copy
Link to the Library's print copy. Ask at the circulation desk. Call #: PAM 1984 18.