Liberation Theologies | Bibliography | Contents           

Following is an annotated bibliography of important works in worldwide liberation theologies. It is based on Ronald G. Musto, Liberation Theologies: A Research Guide. New York: Garland Publishing, 1991. The selections are being supplemented with materials after 1990 in our various Texts sections.
 

CONTENTS


INTRODUCTION


CHAPTER 1. The Biblical Roots of Liberation Theology

  1. The Sources

  2. The Politics of the Gospels

  3. The Epistles and Apocalypse


CHAPTER 2. The Early Tradition of Liberation

  1. The Early Church to the Renaissance

  2. The Colonial Period

  3. Bartolomé de Las Casas
    Individual Mission Areas


CHAPTER 3. Popes and Councils: The Role of Rome in Liberation

  1. Vatican II and Papal Encyclicals

  2. John Paul II and Liberation Theology


CHAPTER 4. Liberating the First World: Liberation Theologies in Europe

  1. Theological Foundations

  2. Political Theology and Liberation

  3. Reflections of Liberation

  4. European Praxis: Danilo Dolci


CHAPTER 5. African Theology

  1. Bibliographies

  2. Introduction

  3. South Africa


CHAPTER 6. Liberation and Deep Ecumenism: Liberation Theology in Asia 

  1. Bibliographies

  2. General

  3. South Asia

  4. East Asia

  5. The Philippines

  6. The Middle East


CHAPTER 7. Latin America: Theory and Praxis

  1. Bibliographies

  2. Introduction and Background

  3. Theological Reflection 

  4. The Boffs

  5. Gustavo Gutiérrez

  6. Juan Luis Segundo

  7. Camilo Torres

  8. Cuba and the Caribbean

  9. Base Christian Communities

  10. Individual Witness

  11. Dom Helder Camara and Brazil

  12. Adolfo Perez Esquivel and the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo

  13. Bishop Leonidas Proaño

  14. Central America

  15. El Salvador

  16. Oscar Romero

  17. The Woman Martyrs of El Salvador

  18. Nicaragua


CHAPTER 8. The Liberation of North America

  1. Bibliographies

  2. Liberation Theology for the Rich?

  3. Base Christian Communities at Home

  4. The Northern Reaction

  5. The Sanctuary Movement

  6. First Americans: Native American and Hispanic Theology

  7. Black Theology

  8. James H. Cone

  9. Martin Luther King, Jr.

  10. Malcolm X

  11. James Deotis Roberts

  12. Amerasians

  13. Creation Theology

  14. Gay/Lesbian Theology

  15. The Bishops’ Economic Pastoral


CHAPTER 9. Feminist Theology

  1. Bibliographies

  2. Women and the Goddess

  3. Biblical Reinterpretation

  4. Women and the Churches
    Women as Priests

  5. Women’s Theology in the Global South

  6. Women’s Theology in the Global North

  7. Mary Daly

  8. Rosemary Radford Ruether

  9. Letty M. Russell

  10. Dorothee Sölle