“... the idea of revolution (liberation,
transformation) is not a monopoly of
the “left” but can be a summons from
Christianity’s central message, which
proclaims someone who was a politi-
cal prisoner, was tortured, and was
nailed onto the cross as a result of the
way he led his life.”
Liberation Theology recognizes religion as a central tool
in the struggle for direct social change. It emphasises the
inherent possibility for transformation residing in faith
and it sees Jesus as a political figure as well as religious,
as shown in the quote of Leonard Boff above (1997:
110).