Part 2: A Prism for Liberation Theology

Abstract

This introduction to Part 2: A Prism for Liberation Theology provides an overview of the section and brief descriptions of the following chapters: Chapter Five, “Liberation Theology and Public Health Ethics,” by Alexandre A. Martins; Chapter Six, “Theologians in the Field: ‘Dices que eres un teólogo, ¿cuál es tu practica?’”, by Leo Guardado; Chapter Seven, “Liberating Theological Ethics from the Invisible Hand: Paul Farmer, the World’s Poor, and the Quandaries of the Fortunate,” by M. Therese Lysaught; and Chapter Eight, “Confronting ‘Structures of Violence’: Women’s Empowerment and the Legacy of Paul Farmer," by Suzanne Mulligan.