Why should you care if something called Liberation Theology even exists? For several reasons, really: 1) Liberation Theology—we will call it LT hereafter—flourishes in Central and South America where it encounters various agencies of the Christian Reformed Church (you might, incidentally, like to know what these agencies think of LT); 2) LT has some appeal […]

Lacking the integrity openly to disclaim Christian commitment, Liberation Theology is obliged to warp the Bible, disdain the Church, and fabricate a “theology” drawn from Marxist premises in order to keep its commitments to Marxism. That will be obvious before we are through. Basing our study entirely on Gutierrez’ A Theology of Liberation, we will […]

An old saying has it that the mountain heaved . . . and brought forth a mouse! We have thus far observed that Liberation Theology (hereafter L T) claims to engage in brand new “theological reflection” and . . . brings forth old-line Marxism! We also noted that to accomplish this unique performance, LT robs the […]

(Edwin Mellen Press, 1993, Vol. 1 in 2 Parts, 1033 pp.) In this issue of The Outlook we are featuring three opinion pieces which are based on recently published books (and one videotape). Because they are serious reflections on issues raised in the books, we are treating them as articles rather than book reviews, with […]

8. What does Oberman say Holtrop is up to? In his “Foreword” Oberman writes, “This study is at once courageous and significant. It is courageous because Philip Holtrop brings an ‘ugly Calvin’ out of the closet….” (p. xvii). (That was not among the credits Holtrop awards himself, but it is a, if not the, dominant […]