Understanding Liberation Theology Daniel Levine's Popular Voices in Latin American Catholicism fills our minds with age-old questions while providing us with the information needed to answer those questions. Throughout his writings, although obviously most concentrated in chapter two, Levine unveils the history and value of what is called liberation theology. Although Levine details the uses and importance of this lesser-known religious view, I believe he does a better job of allowing us to fully understand the central ideas, beliefs, methods, and history of religious theology. release. Levine states: “Liberation theology comes together as a theory and a set of guidelines for action around issues of poverty and the poor” (p. 39). We must understand that this vision did not arise from nothing, but grew out of the Latin American response to Catholicism and its changes since the Second Vatican Council. It is rare in American society that, as citizens wealthy enough to support our families, we feel that the perspective of the lower class is important. This statement is perhaps blunt; however, as a society made up of levels, stages or classes, we show the poor as they did hundreds of years ago. Liberation theology, however, “values ​​solidarity and shared experience strongly identifying with people whose love is distorted by oppressive structures” (p. 39). Theologians explain that they emphasize the need to view religious issues through the eyes of the poor, to experience what they experience and "to live with them in a way that undermines social and cultural distances long-established relations between the Church and average believers, "(p. 40). Obviously, concern for the poor is not new in the Christian community. What I expressed earlier is that our society does not place the same importance or value on them. Of course, we pity the poor, create charities, promote programs to help the needy, and create homeless shelters. However, this sets theology apart. of liberation is the way in which the poor play a role, a promoted and distinguished role, in the Church, politics and society. To summarize the understanding of liberation theology, we must grasp its major themes. four themes which form the basis of liberation theology are: “…a concern for history and historical change, secondly the return to biblical sources, thirdly the emphasis on the poor and the emphasis on theology in a way that enhances the value of liberation theology. the everyday experience and insight of ordinary people, and finally CLONE and the complex relationships with Marxism" (p..