Exodus Liberation Theology
On June 3rd 1989 over one hundred thousand pro-democracy protesters demonstrated within Tian'an Men Square, China. The Communist Government, under control of the Premier Li Peng, declared marshal law and the People's Republic Army marched with guns and tanks over the sprits of the country, and the rest of the world. Television footage showed protesters standing defiant, awaiting the approaching tanks, ending with their own demise. Hundreds of protesters were killed and tens of thousands were injured, arrested, imprisoned, or executed, all in the name of liberation. This is not the first time that the oppressed have risen up against despotism. The earliest, and more so know, is the account of Moses and the liberation of the Jewish people from Rameses II, Pharaoh of Egypt. The idiom "Let my people go..." (Ex 5:1 ), has transcended to present day life. The essay will first briefly discussing the subject of Liberation Theology, identifying key principals associated with liberation by briefly introducing the subject and considering historical text, with the aim of clarifying the subject of liberation from a modern prospective. The essay will continue by exploring the Exodus parable and isola
It is when the individual become conscious of there oppression, my a variety of mediums, that they can begin to struggle. There are modern accounts of oppression that can bee seen from the last centaury as well as today. The theme's that are more significant are those that relate to the oppressive rule of the Pharaoh and the long and arduous emancipation of the Jewish people, these themes are such that the poor and oppressed can, through studying the scriptures, give life to these themes and apply them to there own situations. V C o n c l u s i o nThe term oppression is associated with many other different words, such as, poverty, fear, cruelty, subjugation, and tyranny. " (Lk 4:18-19)Jesus lived as a poor man, rich with love and tiding for his neighbour, he was delivered to the people of Israel to liberate them into salvation. I I L i b e r a t i o n T h e o l o g yIn the late 1960's a new social and intellectual movement appeared in Latin America. The Exodus parable theme can also be applied in this situation where the Tibetan people become conscious of their oppression through the study of their own texts, and in turn act in a manor that is suitable to their own religious beliefs. Through faith the are shown that God does not wish His people to be oppressed and to remain poor. These events gave rise to popular stories, such as that of Evita Peron and of Che Guevara, both libertarian's. He has sent me to bring glad tidings to the poor, to proclaim liberty to captives, recovery of sight to the blind and release to prisoners.
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