Liberation Theology and Decolonial Theory: A Comparative Approach

Harvard HDS

Liberation theology and decolonial theory offer significantly different assessments of the role of Christianity, modernity and colonialism in the Americas. In this course we will examine these differences through a close reading of some of the most representative texts of each tradition of thought. The course begins by reading Gustavo Gutiérrez's monumental Las Casas, together with other key writings on modernity, coloniality, and religion coming from the tradition of liberation theology.…