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marx and liberation theology
marxs teaching on aleination and exploitation
alienation occurs when humans are dehumanised and unable to live fulfilling lives
in a factory or a mill, a worker might only focus on one particular part of the manufacturing process, with other people focusing on other parts
a woker might be spinning cotton that is then dyed by someone else
here the woker is alienated frim the product. ther is no link nto the product. the worker may never seen the finished prodcut
the worker becomes little more than a machine.
exploitation by factory owners
the factory owner, removed from his workers, comes to the the workers as mere parts, a means to an end
labour becomes like any other commodity, one that can be replaced by cheaper labour
this results in exploitation as the workers only options are now orl or to work for a very low wage
industrialisation
marxs views were important foundations for the development and communism
example of exploitation in the 21st century
owners contsantly seek cheaper labour to produce their products, moving production to a country with low wages
liberation theologys use of marx to analyse social sin
deeper structural causes of social sin that have resulted in violence, poverty and injustice
capitalism
liberation theology argues that workers are alienated and so exploited. it argues that a capitalist system sacrifices the needs of the many for the benefit of a few
this social sin results in poverty for many people and creates a society where violence and injustice thrive as a result of the structure of that society
institutions
any institution that supports this structure should be critiscised for enabling the explouitation of the poor
this includes governments that focus on creating tax systems that benefit corporations and schools that focus on training people to be effective economic workers
criticises the church for not challenging this injustice and encouraging people to be obedient and peaceful
social sin
one of the key aspects on liberation theology is to focus on social sin rather than just personal sin
that is, to see sin not just as a matter of personal behaviour but also the behaviour of a society
liberation theologies teaching on the preferential option for the poor
the view that the gospel demands that christians must give priority to the poor and act in solidarity with them, including implications of this
placing right action before offication church teaching
orthopraxy vs orthodoxy
parable of the sheep and the goats
whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me
this idea is important because it helps liberation theology to combat the charge that us relies too heavily on an ethistic analysis (marxism)
prioritise the needs of the poor
so liberation theology argues that christians must put the needs of the poor before the needs of others
they must act to change the situation and bring poverty and injustice to an end, not just by providing for the poor, but by challenging the societal structures that cause poverty
liberation theologies use of marx
find marx useful as he refocuses theology on the world, wheras traditional theology focuses on the afterlife, or abstract terms such as original sin
historical materialism and reversal
through marx liberation theology becomes a contextual theology by reversing traditional top down with a bottom up theology
theology should begin at the bottom with the poor, rather than at the top with abstract theological doctrines
theology should begin with actual human experience of suffering
criticism of capitalism
all injustices can be traced to the inherent unfairness of capitalism, which always creates an exploited underclass
lts use the marxist idea that humans are designed to work and be productive, if this is the case, then failing to share in the means of production is a major cause of exploitation and alienation
private ownership of land is the root cause of injustice because it creates in the mind of the owner the idea that an owner has the right to treat people who live on his land as objects
gustavo guitierrez
twofold praxis
there must be a social and economic liberation - poverty is caused by humans, so it can be cured by the
people must be liberated from sin and reconciled with god