Gustavo Gutiérrez, Father of Liberation Theology, Dies

Gustavo Gutiérrez, Father of Liberation Theology, Dies at 96
Once considered revolutionary, his notion of empathy and advocacy for the poor has become a central tenet of Catholic social teaching.
Liberation theology icon and champion of the poor Gutiérrez dies
Father Gustavo Gutiérrez was 96 when he passed away on Tuesday in his hometown of Lima. A theologian who later became a Dominican friar, he revolutionised Church teachings with h
What remains of the liberation theology initiated by Gustavo Gutiérrez?
Interview. After the death of Gustavo Gutiérrez, sociologist Michael Löwy, author of The War of the Gods: Religion and Politics in Latin America, who met the Peruvian theologian in 1989, reflects on the influence of liberation theology,
Gustavo Gutierrez, champion of Liberation Theology, dies at 96
Gustavo Gutierrez, the Peruvian Catholic priest and professor credited with launching the influential and controversial Liberation Theology movement, has died at the age of 96
Peruvian theologian the Rev. Gustavo Gutiérrez, father of influential liberation theology, has died
Peruvian theologian the Rev. Gustavo Gutiérrez, the father of the social justice-centered liberation theology that the Vatican once criticized for its Marxist undercurrents, has died
Gustavo Gutiérrez Merino, seismic Catholic reformer who launched ‘liberation theology’
Gustavo Gutiérrez Merino, who has died aged 96, was probably the most original and contested theologian of the 20th century, who made an enormous contribution to Catholic thought through liberation theology,
R.I.P. Gustavo Gutiérrez, the prophet who revolutionized Catholic theology for the poor
In a world that was coming to understand the structural underpinnings of poverty and violence, Father Gutiérrez was a prophet who saw clearly how the Christian proclamation of salvation involved not merely the afterlife but included human liberation in this life as well.
Gustavo Gutiérrez, a founder of liberation theology, dies at 96
As a Catholic priest in Peru, he championed a new approach to theology emphasizing help for the poor and downtrodden.
Gustavo Gutiérrez, 'father' of liberation theology, dead at 96
Peruvian theologian Gustavo Gutiérrez, founder of the liberation theology movement, which sparked both great hopes and controversies within the Catholic Church, passed away October 22 at the age of 96.
Gustavo Gutiérrez, pioneer of liberation theology, dies at 96
Gustavo Gutiérrez, the Peruvian priest and revered father of Latin American liberation theology, has died at the age of 96.
National Catholic Reporter2d
Former doctrinal chief calls Father Gustavo Gutierrez 'one of the great theologians of our time'
Cardinal Gerhard Müller, former prefect of the then-Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, told OSV News that the late ...
The Christian Century1d
Gustavo Gutiérrez accompanied God’s suffering people
The father of liberation theology endured much criticism, but he lived to see his groundbreaking work transform ...