Naslov
From liberation to salvation: Revolutionary critical pedagogy meets liberation theology

Autori
McLaren, Peter ; Jandrić, Petar

Izvornik
Policy futures in education (1478-2103) 15 (2017), 5; 620-652

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
liberation theology ; revolutionary critical pedagogy ; money ; idolatry ; Jesus ; communism ; Latin America ; East Europe ; ethics of solidarity ; dogma ; Church ; Marxism ; Christianity ; eschaton ; Kingdom of God ; socialist society ; ecumenism ; violence ; material ; spiritual

Sažetak
This conversation between Peter McLaren and Petar Jandrić brings about some of the most recent and deepest McLaren’s insights into the relationship between revolutionary critical pedagogy and liberation theology, and outlines the main directions of development of McLaren’s thought during and after Pedagogy of Insurrection. In the conversation, McLaren reveals his personal and theoretical path to liberation theology. He argues for relevance of liberation theology for contemporary social struggles, links it with social sciences, and addresses some recent critiques of Pedagogy of Insurrection. McLaren identifies the idolatry of money as the central point of convergence between liberation theology and Marxism. Developing this thought further, he asserts that Jesus was a communist. McLaren analyses the revolutionary praxis of liberation theology in Latin America, and concludes that the struggle needs to avoid violence and endure without losing tenderness. He analyses international politics of liberation theology and shows that liberation theology was demonized by the US administration because it works for the poor. McLaren then expands experiences from Latin America towards a global ethics of solidarity, criticizes Church positions on various matters, and insists on critical approach to Church dogmas. He explores theoretical and practical dissonances between Marxism and Christianity, and expands them towards a more general dichotomy between the material and the spiritual. He explores the Christian eschaton – the arrival of the Kingdom of God – and links it to Marx’s prophecy of the future socialist society. Finally, he explores ecumenical opportunities of liberation theology and firmly links it with the arrival of the socialist society.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Informacijske i komunikacijske znanosti, Pedagogija, Filozofija

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