Liberation Theology: Lotus of Indigenous Latin American Cosmology Emerging from Imposed Colonial Catholicism

Send us Fan MailWhat's up to my moon-kissed mellifluous humanists and earth-eyed ocelot idealists! Meow. Mew. Mmrrrow. Welcome back to the BNP y'all! Conan here, comin' in hot with some minty fresh BNP content. And, I'm also quite hot. Like, from a temperature perspective. Sweating balls really. But I digress.This episode is an exploration of the 20th century grassroots Latin American political and spiritual movement known as Liberation Theology. Liberation Theology emerged as an improbable outgrowth out of the oppressive and abusive forced colonialist conversion of Indigenous Peoples, particularly those in Latin America, to monarchical European Christianity. Writings and teachings of Liberation Theology weave genuine respect and admiration for the humility and character of the poor with direct political activism that strives to liberate intentionally marginalized Peoples from the grinding poverty foisted on them by European settlers. My wish is that this episode informs listeners (at least a little) and inspires those who may be interested to dive deeper into the teachings and writings of Liberation Theology. Citation of sources is below.Thank you as always for supporting and listening to the BNP. Big heartfelt hugs of gratitude to my generous patrons. You too can become a patron at www.patreon.com/noetics. Don't forget to rate, review and subscribe to the BNP wherever you listen to podcasts. 5 star reviews are a free way to really, really help the project. As #FreeBritney once declared: "Hit me baby with 5 stars. One More Time." I think that's how it went. Lovely tune that. Catchy as. *Thumbnail art depicts the Aztec Earth Mother Goddess TonantzinTRACK LIST FOR THIS EPISODE Leavv - Currents Beat TapeThe O Jay's - Darlin Darlin BabyMarvin Gaye - Mercy Mercy MeCloZee - Sunset Dreamtempo MixBlue Scholars - George JacksonEnglewood - CelebrationPorangui - TonantzinMidnight Walk Lo Fi MixKelis - Bossy feat. Too ShortThe Chordettes - Mr. SandmanThe Four Tops - Ain't No Woman Like The One I GotCee Lo Green and Daryl Hall - I Can't Go For ThatCITATION OF SOURCES:https://library.brown.edu/create/modernlatinamerica/chapters/chapter-15-culture-and-society/essays-on-culture-and-society/liberation-theology-in-latin-america/https://www.indiancountrynews.com/index.php/news/education-life/6538-a-short-history-of-tonantzin-our-lady-of-guadalupehttps://liberationtheology.org/people-organizations/gustavo-gutierrez/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Oscar-Arnulfo-RomeroPaolo Freire - Pedagogy of the OppressedSupport the showTip me in Solana:Address: 9XPHpqH7GawTGtPgZAzfXFU6oPWTpSua1QXwRYAWVh9y Find me on IG: barbarian_noetics Direct Donate on PayPal @[email protected] Cash App@ $BarbarianRavenbuymeacoffee.com/noetics.Spread the word and tell a friend. Remember to set the BNP on Auto Download after you subscribe. I appreciate you all. Section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976 allows for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, education and research.