From Liberation to Salvation: Revolutionary Critical Pedagogy Meets Liberation Theology

Autor/inn/en	McLaren, Peter; Jandric, Petar
Titel	From Liberation to Salvation: Revolutionary Critical Pedagogy Meets Liberation Theology
Quelle	In: Policy Futures in Education, 15 (2017) 5, S.620-652 (33 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1478-2103
DOI	10.1177/1478210317695713
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Critical Theory; Teaching Methods; Epistemology; Social Systems; Correlation; Theology; Philosophy; Educational Philosophy; Political Attitudes; Social Change; Criticism; Violence; Foreign Countries; Politics; Poverty; Ethics; Churches; Christianity; Spiritual Development; Religious Factors; Futures (of Society); North America + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kritische Theorie; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Erkenntnistheorie; Social system; Soziales System; Korrelation; Theologie; Philosophie; Bildungsphilosophie; Erziehungsphilosophie; Political attitude; Politische Einstellung; Sozialer Wandel; Kritik; Gewalt; Ausland; Politik; Armut; Ethik; Church; Kirche; Christentum; Future; Society; Zukunft; Nordamerika
Abstract	This conversation between Peter McLaren and Petar Jandric brings about some of the most recent and deepest of McLaren's insights into the relationship between revolutionary critical pedagogy and liberation theology, and outlines the main directions of development of McLaren's thought during and after "Pedagogy of Insurrection." In the conversation, McLaren reveals his personal and theoretical path to liberation theology. He argues for the relevance of liberation theology for contemporary social struggles, links it with social sciences, and addresses some recent critiques of "Pedagogy of Insurrection." McLaren identifies the idolatry of money as the central point of convergence between liberation theology and Marxism. Developing this thought further, he asserts that Jesus was a communist. McLaren analyses the revolutionary praxis of liberation theology in Latin America, and concludes that the struggle needs to avoid violence and endure without losing tenderness. He analyzes the international politics of liberation theology and shows that liberation theology was demonized by the US administration because it works for the poor. McLaren then expands experiences from Latin America towards a global ethics of solidarity, criticizes Church positions on various matters, and insists on a critical approach to Church dogmas. He explores theoretical and practical dissonances between Marxism and Christianity, and expands them towards a more general dichotomy between the material and the spiritual. He explores the Christian eschaton--the arrival of the Kingdom of God--and links it to Marx's prophecy of the future socialist society. Finally, he explores ecumenical opportunities of liberation theology and firmly links it with the arrival of the socialist society. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01