Alternative Vision: An Interpretation of Liberation Theology

by Roger Haight

Presents liberationist materials under some of the basic Christian doctrines including God, christology, Church and sacraments to show that this vision of truth has wide applications.

345 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1985

About the author

Roger Haight was an American Jesuit theologian and president of the Catholic Theological Society of America. His experiences with censorship led to widespread debate over how to handle controversial ideas in the Catholic church today.

Reviews

[Theresa · Rating 5 out of 5]

This work is tightly reasoned, painstakingly explained, and totally worth the time invested in reading/pondering it.
The question asked is whether liberation theologies, which emerged from specific political, economic, and social conditions in Latin American countries, can be applied in a global context.
Points to consider: can God can be known, and is a knowledge of God necessary? Is Christianity meaningful as a social and public phenomena? What are we to make of ourselves and history in light of the notion of God? What can life mean when it is so meaningless for so many? What accounts for the sheer amount of human misery that history displays? In short, the question of the meaning of life is addressed using social scientific language and the themes of liberation theology.