- liberation theologian
- noun see liberation theology
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
liberation theologian
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Charles Burton (theologian) — Charles Burton (1793–1866) was an English clergyman and writer. Life Burton was born in 1793 at Rhodes Hall, Middleton, Lancashire, the seat of his father Daniel Burton, a cotton manufacturer, of whom he was the youngest son. He was educated at… … Wikipedia
liberationtheology — liberation theology n. A school of theology, especially prevalent in the Roman Catholic Church in Latin America, that finds in the Gospel a call to free people from political, social, and material oppression. liberation theologian n. * * * … Universalium
