https://politicalresearch.org/ The latest research related to liberation theology en https://religiondispatches.org/2016/09/20/why-we-need-public-black-theology-21st-century Black Christian public intellectuals are a vanishing group. Tue, 20 Sep 2016 12:00:41 EDT Vincent Lloyd a4a79f1e-f526-413c-b5ce-9835c2e23c64 https://religiondispatches.org/2016/03/16/kendrick-lamars-hip-hop-jeremiad And it came to pass after the captivity of Israel and the desolation of Jerusalem that Jeremiah sat mourning and he lamented this lament . Kendrick Lamar’s Untitled Unmastered ( UU), surprise-released at the beginning of this month, paints an… Wed, 16 Mar 2016 07:46:55 EDT Josiah Daniels 0937fd5d-1eb3-4542-a509-eabf62e0f16b https://religiondispatches.org/2015/10/12/popes-liberal-defenders-are-missing-point In the wake of his September visit to the United States, a great deal was written about Pope Francis’s “audience” with Kim Davis, the county-court clerk from Kentucky who has become (in)famous for refusing to process marriage licenses for same-sex… Mon, 12 Oct 2015 05:09:24 EDT Jorge A. Aquino 4ecdc803-167c-4338-a8e8-d84d519847a5 https://religiondispatches.org/2015/06/02/why-james-h-cones-liberation-theology-matters-more-ever Or, in twitterspeak, #jamesconewasright Tue, 02 Jun 2015 07:01:16 EDT Daniel José Camacho 0e672865-c285-4b9f-a890-27c0a302aabd https://religiondispatches.org/2014/06/24/vatican-reverses-anti-liberation-policies-mexico Maya deacon ordinations signal sea change in the Church. Tue, 24 Jun 2014 11:53:48 EDT Ruth Chojnacki, Jennifer Scheper Hughes 708ef3d6-e89a-49f5-8126-8fc44e83fccf https://religiondispatches.org/2013/12/12/what-church-needs-more-good-pope As many have noted, Pope Francis’s latest interview offers a refreshing departure from his predecessors despite, among other things, the pope’s dubious perspective on women. But rather than more emphasis on Good Pope Francis, there’s another upside to wish for. Thu, 12 Dec 2013 05:53:14 EST Mary Hunt 47d1f644-bd2b-425e-94c0-722849190b4a https://religiondispatches.org/2013/09/20/end-catholic-churchs-pelvic-zone-orthodoxy Viva il Papa! Fri, 20 Sep 2013 11:41:30 EDT Daniel C. Maguire a2ee3111-0dcc-444c-8a50-029c652cdea2 https://religiondispatches.org/2013/08/05/protestant-mainline-makes-literary-comeback Even with depleted social policy and outreach organizations, liberal Protestant denominations continue to address issues pertaining to war, intervention, and foreign policy; debt relief, foreign aid, and economic development; white supremacism, racial justice, and affirmative action; women’s rights, gay and lesbian issues, reproductive rights, and child welfare; acid rain, ozone depletion, bio-diversity, and eco-justice; and much more. Mon, 05 Aug 2013 12:48:30 EDT Gary Dorrien 720b419c-2ced-4123-a775-d814245c3ad9 https://religiondispatches.org/2013/07/30/just-what-kind-revolution-francis-calling Francis is attempting to bridge two pastoral approaches, evangelization and a preferential option for the poor, that have been at odds with each other in the Global South. But will he accomplish either? Tue, 30 Jul 2013 12:26:51 EDT Silvia Alves Fernandes fbb46b34-64b7-48ff-8e1b-81431bfe571b https://religiondispatches.org/2013/07/25/new-popes-take-poor-all-new As Francis heads to Brazil, is the new pope signaling a shift away from John Paul-era “conservative restoration” or is this simply a return to JP’s image-conscious conservative populism? Thu, 25 Jul 2013 01:26:22 EDT Silvia Fernandes, Manuel A. Vásquez 1d924159-35b0-48a9-9816-7c8301cc0bcd https://religiondispatches.org/2013/07/17/what-does-it-mean-call-god-white-racist American Christians must take on the difficult work of understanding how whiteness has been woven like a cancer into their Christianity. Wed, 17 Jul 2013 06:03:52 EDT Willie James Jennings 3d108bc1-37fc-46fb-80f0-0655b3d6de37 https://religiondispatches.org/2013/03/18/note-new-pope-half-worlds-poor-are-women Let’s be clear: half of the world’s poor are women, and the church’s effort to deprive the Catholic women among them of contraceptives, of the use of condoms that could protect them from HIV-AIDS, and of the ministry of women priests who would marry, absolve, and anoint them, is no service to them. Mon, 18 Mar 2013 09:32:10 EDT Marian Ronan d8996342-13b5-4801-a8b8-f2b6c7474a6b https://religiondispatches.org/2013/02/12/benedicts-painful-legacy Critics cite the “devastating” impact of Benedict’s papacy when it comes to the place of LGBT people within the Church, as well as his antagonism toward women religious. Tue, 12 Feb 2013 01:29:45 EST Elizabeth Drescher 542c3890-61ca-4e01-9190-905543ee796a https://religiondispatches.org/2011/10/10/where-are-clergy-report-occupy-dc Many liberal religious activists, Rev. Merritt said, remain stuck in the 1960s in how they frame and address economic issues, yet have abandoned protest strategies in favor of the model of maintaining a Washington office whose purpose is to lobby members of Congress. Other religious activists are too focused on “events-oriented things” like staged arrests, “where they’ve pre-negotiated the thing, which is not to me civil disobedience.” Mon, 10 Oct 2011 09:40:03 EDT Sarah Posner 7eba39c5-4220-4821-b5b1-d0ca68e6bedb https://religiondispatches.org/2011/03/24/obama-romeros-tomb-politics-liberation Today, on the eve of the 31st anniversary of Oscar Romero’s assassination, President Barack Obama visited the Archbishop’s tomb. Romero was of one of the most beloved, misunderstood, and critiqued figures in the modern Latin American Catholic Church, and Obama’s visit has sparked some surprise and controversy—especially given Romero’s public critiques of the US government in the final years of his life and his association with Latin American liberation theology. Thu, 24 Mar 2011 11:11:32 EDT Michelle Gonzalez Maldonado b3e13352-35bd-4d1b-bae5-c40ffd9705b5 https://religiondispatches.org/2011/01/25/controversial-bishop-poor-dies-86 His advocacy for the indigenous made him a controversial figure among the wealthy Mexican landowners and led to strained relations with the Vatican. Tue, 25 Jan 2011 07:56:42 EST Michelle Gonzalez Maldonado 366a677b-3130-484b-b200-c215d13339be https://religiondispatches.org/2010/09/09/glenn-becks-salvation-army One of the strange aspects of broadcaster Glenn Beck’s recent moves to transform himself into a religious leader as well as entertainer and “educator” has been his intense attacks on President Obama’s theology of salvation, which he has called “evil” and “satanic.” Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:37:07 EDT Peter Montgomery 27d84403-87dd-40f5-b4f3-3278d043265d https://religiondispatches.org/2010/09/08/hope-end-mexicos-narco-violence-response-jennifer-scheper-hughes Reasons for cautious optimism. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:19:05 EDT Stephen Andes 32cc28ae-31b8-4e96-a959-26c27a6d46b4 https://religiondispatches.org/2010/09/07/narco-violence-and-failure-church-mexico The mood in Cuernavaca was subdued this week after four decapitated bodies were discovered, hung from their feet from an overpass in yet another set of drug-related assassinations. Turf-battles between rival drug cartels have plagued the once-tranquil “city of eternal spring” since… Tue, 07 Sep 2010 04:02:56 EDT Jennifer Scheper Hughes 9630bcb4-1c07-4c34-9d43-ad4ae433cfdb https://religiondispatches.org/2010/07/20/glenn-becks-cheap-grace In his latest attack on the Social Justice, Glenn Beck slams the work of James H. Cone and Black Liberation Theology. On the surface, what Beck says may be appealing; Cone does make people uncomfortable. With a black man in the White House and talk of a “post-racial” America, who… Tue, 20 Jul 2010 08:39:09 EDT Karyn Carlo bf66a592-aa67-4956-9a3f-5aa6f1a4024e https://religiondispatches.org/2010/07/19/glenn-becks-social-justice-heresies Though some conservatives worry that Beck’s anti-social justice rants make them look uncaring they all share a loathing of government. Mon, 19 Jul 2010 11:12:03 EDT Sarah Posner be04355c-b361-4a3b-aad1-7f99a8504178 https://religiondispatches.org/2010/07/19/glenn-beck-takes-liberation-theology Last Tuesday, Glenn Beck dedicated an entire episode to attacking liberation theology and one of its greatest proponents, James Cone. RD speaks to the president of Union Theological Seminary to talk about liberation theology, hate, and the longterm prospects for progressive Christianity. Mon, 19 Jul 2010 10:58:59 EDT Elijah Prewitt-Davis fb6b6ad4-ce01-4f10-a9ba-124e204de419 https://religiondispatches.org/2010/07/16/glenn-beck-victimology-and-liberation-theology Can you say the Jews killed Jesus on a national radio show and not expect to be fired? Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:13:46 EDT Daniel Schultz ec184ade-9921-480d-88d7-76c4ea464290 https://religiondispatches.org/2010/06/02/places-redemption-theology-worldly-church When it comes to subtle racism and able-ism in church communities, “even very well-meaning dominant groups are oblivious to their own power.” Wed, 02 Jun 2010 09:27:42 EDT Mary Fulkerson 0b4d62a6-01c1-4d45-992a-4b8ec8b9b9fb https://religiondispatches.org/2010/05/12/arizona-hispanic-alabama Arizona’s Republican governor and many conservatives may not be aware of the extent to which immigration cuts across religious groups—liberal and conservative. If draconian measures like SB 1070 take hold and opposition gains steam, Republicans may see their 2010 and 2012 hopes evaporate in the summer sun. Wed, 12 May 2010 06:30:11 EDT Anthea Butler 5ae14a3b-7b65-4370-85b3-da9e99039780