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Liberation Theology As A Transnational Social Movement: The Case Of The North American Sanctuary Movement, Shawn Micallef

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This paper uses New Social Movement theory to explore and explain the worldwide influence of Liberation Theology. Christian liberation theology, though born in Latin America, has spread throughout the world, influencing disparate groups of people in very different environments. One group that is connected to liberation theology is the North American sanctuary movement. Using the analysis provided by New Social Movement theory, the connections between the two movements become evident. The sanctuary movement can be considered part of the wider liberation theology movement and is evidence of the latter's transnational character.

New Social Movement theory explains how a social movement …