The movement, which originated among Catholics in Latin America, approaches Church teachings through a Marxist framework.

"What we do know," said Brazilian-born theologian Leonardo Boff, "is that he's a North American with a Latin American soul." ...

An outpouring of tributes followed the death of Peruvian theologian Fr. Gustavo Gutiérrez, regarded as the father of Latin American liberation theology.

SÃO PAULO (RNS) — The death of the Rev. Gustavo Gutiérrez, called the “father of liberation theology,” at age 96 on Oct. 22 has set off a reconsideration of the theological and pastoral ...

LIMA, Peru—Peruvian theologian the Rev. Gustavo Gutiérrez, known as the “father” of the social justice-centered liberation theology that the Vatican once criticized for its Marxist ...

Gustavo Gutiérrez Merino, the father of liberation theology and Catholic theologian who first argued for a “preferential option for the poor,” died on October 22 at the age of 96.

Gustavo Gutiérrez, a Peruvian priest and scholar who was regarded as the father of Latin American liberation theology, a far-reaching school of thought and action born of solidarity with poor and ...

Gustavo Gutiérrez, a founder of liberation theology, dies at 96 As a Catholic priest in Peru, he championed a new approach to theology emphasizing help for the poor and downtrodden.

The Rev. Gustavo Gutiérrez, Peruvian father of influential liberation theology, has died Peruvian theologian Gustavo Gutierrez, seen at a Vatican news conference in 2015, is dead at 96.

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peruvian theologian the Rev. Gustavo Gutiérrez, the father of the social justice-centered liberation theology that the Vatican once criticized for its Marxist undercurrents ...