...the moment I absolutize my view of things, I can't be enriched by anything. (Carlos Mesters, p 119).

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I think both Protestants and Catholics have killed the woman for the sake of the mother. (Rubem Alves, p. 201)

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Truly, I've learned more theology living in poor neighborhoods than in classrooms. At times I wonder if the questions of traditional theology have any meaning for the poor. And "the poor" here mean eighty percent of the population! (Ivone Gebara, p. 209)

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Nonviolence isn't sitting back with your arms folded.
It is first recognizing that the very person who is your oppressor is also your brother or sister. One day he or she may stop being your oppressor, but they'll never stop being your brother or sister. (Jose Maria Pires, p. 225)

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People say that God is a masculine adult who thinks. This is a machista view!
A child says, "God plays." God is in the child. (Leonardo Boff, p. 167)

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So we speak of a Black God, Mother God, Worker God.
This de-mystifies what's been passed on to us! In our process of organization and liberation of our people, it's important to meet a God who is more like us. (Silvia Regina de Lima Silva, p. 105)

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Tags: image-of-god liberation-theology



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The U.S. will never be a free and happy nation while they continue to exploit and marginalize the Third World. The Third World will never be happy or free so long as there is a First World stuck in the mire of consumerism, alienation, indifference. (Clodovis Boff, p. 161)

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Jesus revealed a face of God that bothered society profoundly! (Carlos Mesters, p. 122)

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Certainly, the wealth of the rich is a consequence of the poverty of the poor. (Lori Altmann, p. 85)

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I think all the politicians in Brazil use God. They always present themselves as the defenders of God. This is because power searches for its legitimation starting from God, religious legitimation. (Carlos Mesers, p. 123)

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