--- title: "12 Liberation-theology Quotes by 7 authors" description: "Browse 12 Liberation-theology quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Liberation-theology sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/271/lailah-gifty-akita-11_forgive_self-love-and-forgiveness-is-a-liberatio_2227363.jpg" --- > [“Self love and forgiveness is a liberation.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lailah-gifty-akita/self-love-and-forgiveness-is-a-liberation/) [Lailah Gifty Akita](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lailah-gifty-akita/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/271/lailah-gifty-akita-11_forgive_self-love-and-forgiveness-is-a-liberatio_2227363.jpg) > [“To be wounded by the suffering of others is a gift of the Holy Spirit.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gregory-baum/to-be-wounded-by-the-suffering-of-others-is-a-gift-of-the-holy-spirit/) [Gregory Baum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gregory-baum/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/74a/gregory-baum-240730_holy-spirit_to-be-wounded-by-the-suffering-of-others_1344183.jpg) > [“Education is the key for self liberation.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lailah-gifty-akita/education-is-the-key-for-self-liberation/) [Lailah Gifty Akita](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lailah-gifty-akita/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/923/lailah-gifty-akita-11_awarness_education-is-the-key-for-self-liberation_1316748.jpg) > [“Being a theologian is not a matter of skillfully using methods but of being imbued with the theological spirit. . . liberation…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leonardo-boff-and-clodovis-boff/being-a-theologian-is-not-a-matter-of-skillfully-using-methods-but-of/) [Leonardo Boff and Clodovis Boff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leonardo-boff-and-clodovis-boff/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d0/leonardo-boff-and-clodovis-bof_freedom_being-a-theologian-is-not-a-matter-of-sk_1555371.jpg) > [“The gospel of Jesus is not a rational concept to be explained in a theory of salvation, but a story about God’s…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-h-cone/the-gospel-of-jesus-is-not-a-rational-concept-to-be-explained-in-a/) [James H. Cone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-h-cone/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a42/james-h-cone-27875_christianity_the-gospel-of-jesus-is-not-a-rational-co_2437667.jpg) > [“The core of liberation theology is profoundly "theologal" - that is, rooted in the very nature of God. You see, there's an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mev-puleo/the-core-of-liberation-theology-is-profoundly-theologal-that-is/) [Mev Puleo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mev-puleo/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/83d/mev-puleo-28411_freedom_the-core-of-liberation-theology-is-profo_2093638.jpg) > [“So we speak of a Black God, Mother God, Worker God. This de-mystifies what's been passed on to us! In our process…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mev-puleo/so-we-speak-of-a-black-god-mother-god-worker-god-this-de-mystifies/) [Mev Puleo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mev-puleo/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe0/mev-puleo-28411_god_so-we-speak-of-a-black-god-mother-god-wo_2791051.jpg) > [“When I feed the poor, they call me a saint, but when I ask why the poor are hungry, they call me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dom-helder-camara-archbishop-of-recife-in-brazil/when-i-feed-the-poor-they-call-me-a-saint-but-when-i-ask-why-the-poor/) [Dom Helder Camara Archbishop of Recife in Brazil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dom-helder-camara-archbishop-of-recife-in-brazil/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df5/dom-helder-camara-archbishop-o_altruism_when-i-feed-the-poor-they-call-me-a-sain_2710761.jpg) > [“The evangelically poor are those who make themselves available to God in the realization of God's project in this world, and thereby…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leonardo-boff-and-clodovis-boff/the-evangelically-poor-are-those-who-make-themselves-available-to-god/) [Leonardo Boff and Clodovis Boff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leonardo-boff-and-clodovis-boff/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef0/leonardo-boff-and-clodovis-bof_kingdom-of-god_the-evangelically-poor-are-those-who-mak_456258.jpg) > [“. . . anyone who wants to elaborate relevant liberation theology must be prepared to go into the 'examination hall' of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leonardo-boff-and-clodovis-boff/anyone-who-wants-to-elaborate-relevant-liberation-theology-must-be/) [Leonardo Boff and Clodovis Boff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leonardo-boff-and-clodovis-boff/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ee/leonardo-boff-and-clodovis-bof_freedom_anyone-who-wants-to-elaborate-relevant-l_827688.jpg) > [“In liberation theology, Marxism is never treated as a subject on its own but always from and in relation to the poor.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leonardo-boff-and-clodovis-boff/in-liberation-theology-marxism-is-never-treated-as-a-subject-on-its/) [Leonardo Boff and Clodovis Boff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leonardo-boff-and-clodovis-boff/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/27b/leonardo-boff-and-clodovis-bof_freedom_in-liberation-theology-marxism-is-never_292363.jpg) > [“Mere sitting at home and meditating on the divine presence is not enough for our time. We have to come to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-merton/mere-sitting-at-home-and-meditating-on-the-divine-presence-is-not/) [Thomas Merton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-merton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4d/thomas-merton-231_catholicism_mere-sitting-at-home-and-meditating-on-t_1273498.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/liberation-theology/#itemlist", "name": "Liberation-theology Quotes", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Self love and forgiveness is a liberation.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Lailah Gifty Akita" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lailah-gifty-akita/self-love-and-forgiveness-is-a-liberation/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/271/lailah-gifty-akita-11_forgive_self-love-and-forgiveness-is-a-liberatio_2227363.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/271/lailah-gifty-akita-11_forgive_self-love-and-forgiveness-is-a-liberatio_2227363.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/271/lailah-gifty-akita-11_forgive_self-love-and-forgiveness-is-a-liberatio_2227363.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Self love and forgiveness is a liberation.” — Lailah Gifty Akita", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“To be wounded by the suffering of others is a gift of the Holy Spirit.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Gregory Baum" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gregory-baum/to-be-wounded-by-the-suffering-of-others-is-a-gift-of-the-holy-spirit/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/74a/gregory-baum-240730_holy-spirit_to-be-wounded-by-the-suffering-of-others_1344183.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/74a/gregory-baum-240730_holy-spirit_to-be-wounded-by-the-suffering-of-others_1344183.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/74a/gregory-baum-240730_holy-spirit_to-be-wounded-by-the-suffering-of-others_1344183.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“To be wounded by the suffering of others is a gift of the Holy Spirit.” — Gregory Baum", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Education is the key for self liberation.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Lailah Gifty Akita" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lailah-gifty-akita/education-is-the-key-for-self-liberation/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/923/lailah-gifty-akita-11_awarness_education-is-the-key-for-self-liberation_1316748.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/923/lailah-gifty-akita-11_awarness_education-is-the-key-for-self-liberation_1316748.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/923/lailah-gifty-akita-11_awarness_education-is-the-key-for-self-liberation_1316748.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Education is the key for self liberation.” — Lailah Gifty Akita", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Being a theologian is not a matter of skillfully using methods but of being imbued with the theological spirit. . . liberation theology is a new way of being a theologian. . . 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