Spirituality of Liberation
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Spirituality of Liberation is a theological work by Jon Sobrino that articulates a liberationist Christian spirituality centered on the struggles and hopes of the poor and oppressed.
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| Spirituality of Liberation canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Spirituality of Liberation Context triple: [Jon Sobrino, notableWork, Spirituality of Liberation]
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A.
League for Spiritual Discovery
The League for Spiritual Discovery was a 1960s psychedelic church founded by Timothy Leary to promote the sacramental use of LSD for spiritual and consciousness exploration.
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B.
Mystical Body of Christ
The Mystical Body of Christ is a central Catholic doctrine that understands the Church as a living, spiritual organism united to Christ as its head and encompassing all the faithful as its members.
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C.
Spiritual Exercises
Spiritual Exercises is a 16th-century collection of meditations, prayers, and contemplative practices by Ignatius of Loyola that forms the foundational spiritual guide for Jesuits and many other Christian retreatants.
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Bábí Faith
The Bábí Faith was a 19th-century Persian religious movement founded by the Báb that proclaimed the imminent appearance of a new divine messenger and served as the immediate precursor to the Baháʼí Faith.
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E.
New Life Movement
The New Life Movement was a 1930s Chinese nationalist civic campaign led by Chiang Kai-shek that sought to reshape citizens’ behavior and morals through a blend of Confucian, Christian, and authoritarian values.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Spirituality of Liberation Target entity description: Spirituality of Liberation is a theological work by Jon Sobrino that articulates a liberationist Christian spirituality centered on the struggles and hopes of the poor and oppressed.
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A.
League for Spiritual Discovery
The League for Spiritual Discovery was a 1960s psychedelic church founded by Timothy Leary to promote the sacramental use of LSD for spiritual and consciousness exploration.
-
B.
Mystical Body of Christ
The Mystical Body of Christ is a central Catholic doctrine that understands the Church as a living, spiritual organism united to Christ as its head and encompassing all the faithful as its members.
-
C.
Spiritual Exercises
Spiritual Exercises is a 16th-century collection of meditations, prayers, and contemplative practices by Ignatius of Loyola that forms the foundational spiritual guide for Jesuits and many other Christian retreatants.
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D.
Bábí Faith
The Bábí Faith was a 19th-century Persian religious movement founded by the Báb that proclaimed the imminent appearance of a new divine messenger and served as the immediate precursor to the Baháʼí Faith.
-
E.
New Life Movement
The New Life Movement was a 1930s Chinese nationalist civic campaign led by Chiang Kai-shek that sought to reshape citizens’ behavior and morals through a blend of Confucian, Christian, and authoritarian values.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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theological work ⓘ |
| addresses |
Christian communities engaged in social struggle
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pastoral agents ⓘ theologians concerned with liberation ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
articulate a liberationist Christian spirituality
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integrate contemplation and action ⓘ nurture hope among the oppressed ⓘ |
| author | Jon Sobrino ⓘ |
| context |
Latin American reality
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economic injustice ⓘ political oppression ⓘ |
| critiques |
individualistic spirituality
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spiritualities detached from social reality ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
God’s preferential option for the poor
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communal discipleship ⓘ conversion to the poor ⓘ following Jesus in concrete history ⓘ historical praxis of faith ⓘ hope amid suffering ⓘ social justice ⓘ solidarity with the oppressed ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
the oppressed
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the poor ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Latin American Bishops’ Conferences
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Medellín Conference ⓘ Second Vatican Council ⓘ the experience of the Salvadoran poor ⓘ |
| keyTheme |
Kingdom of God as historical liberation
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discipleship of Jesus ⓘ faith as commitment to justice ⓘ hope as resistance ⓘ love as solidarity ⓘ martyrdom and witness ⓘ |
| language | Spanish ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Christian spirituality
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liberation theology ⓘ |
| proposes |
a praxis-oriented faith
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a spirituality rooted in historical struggle ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Christology from the margins
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linked to:
Christology from the perspective of the poor
Latin American liberation theology ⓘ ecclesial base communities ⓘ pastoral practice among the poor ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| theologicalDiscipline |
spiritual theology
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systematic theology ⓘ |
| theologicalPerspective | liberationist ⓘ |
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