Liberation Theology: The Political Background in Latin America, especially the role of US involvement in radicalizing the region.

24/04/2022 26 min
Liberation Theology:  The Political Background in Latin America, especially the role of US involvement in radicalizing the region.

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Send us a textThis is part I of a two part talk.  Part I deals with the political background to Liberation Theology, especially the role of US involvement in Central America as a radicalizing force. Part II deals with stories about people, particularly Archbishop Romero, who was assassinated during mass, and Che Guevara, and how they were transformed by circumstances from moderates to radicals.