Name: Liberation Theology vs. the Christian Right w/ Reverend Claudia De La Cruz - Ep 183
Uploaded: 2026-10-27T21:48:09.000Z
Duration: 3030
Description: Jovanni and Monisha sit down with Reverend Claudia De La Cruz for a great discussion around liberation theology’s origins, meaning, and political stakes in...

Jovanni and Monisha sit down with Reverend Claudia De La Cruz for a great discussion around liberation theology’s origins, meaning, and political stakes in Latin America and beyond. They describe liberation theology as a grassroots faith practice systematized in the 1960s–70s (notably by Gustavo Gutiérrez) that takes a “preferential option for the poor,” emerging amid global revolutionary movements and severe exploitation, while clashing with the hierarchical church and facing violent repression and U.S. Cold War countermeasures. Reverend De La Cruz urges organized solidarity—especially with Cuba (via IFCO Passages for Peace), Puerto Rico, and Palestine—and resisting the loss of hope.

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