Liberation theology is about making theology a second of third stage in the religious experience not a first stage of religious experience where a theologian reflects and meditates to learn but a reflection on praxis. So what is involved in saving the planet and what would a liberation theology of conscious raising for the planetary crisis look like?
I think it would basically involve affirming the worth of every human being who works and lives on the earth and affirming their value and the value of their work. So the baristas are on the planet making coffee with the right intention and the right attitude of love, peace, right endeavor. The teacher saves the planet teaching preschool with right intention etc. Each person within the social fabric makes an effort to save the planet with their actions by basing the actions on enlightened intentions. In intending to make the world the better place each person who works for the good of humanity in however way they work makes the fate of the planet better.
That is a beautiful thought if we think about all the people we have very encountered and how many of them are amazing wonderful people and how much God must love them and see them as fully capable of being the solution to all the problems we face.
Sunday, June 6, 2010
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