a community that brings together the poor and oppressed and feeds them, provides pastoral care, teaches them the basics of faith and so on
Reversal
Liberation Theology embraces the idea of reversal, the idea that justice in the Kingdom of God is about reversing the opportunities of those on earth, eg. the poor shall become rich
Hermeneutic of suspicion
The process of interpreting the Bible by asking questions that have not been asked before to challenge traditional or official interpretations; in the context of liberation theology, it’s focus is in economic motivations
Orthopraxis
Right actions
Orthodoxy
Right belief; the official beliefs of the Church
Orthopraxis
starts with living among the poor, in solidarity, visiting and caring for them as much as teaching them
The Kingdom of God
must be brought about of earth for those who are alienated and live in poverty
