The primary architect of liberation theology in the Latin-American and Catholic context is Gustavo Gutierrez. A Catholic priest who grew up in grinding poverty in Peru, Gutierrez employed Marx's critiques of ideology, class, and capitalism as part of his theological analysis of how Christianity should be used to make people's lives better here and now rather than simply offer them hope of rewards in heaven.
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