Liberation Theology after the End of History The refusal to cease suffering [Paperback]

Daniel Bell assesses the impact of Christian resistance to capitalism in Latin America, and the implications of theological debates that have emerged from this. He uses postmodern critical theory to investigate capitalism, its effect upon human desire and the Church's response to it, in a thorough account of the rise, failure and future prospects of Latin American liberation theology.Daniel M. Bell, Jr. is Assistant Professor of Theological Ethics at Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary. He has previously published articles on Latin American liberation theology in Communio, Modern Theology, Journal for Peace & Justice Studies, and Journal of Religion and Society.