Document Type : Original Article

Authors

• Meghdad Mahmoudi ¹
• Mohammad Reza Majidi ²
• Seyed Mostafa Abtahi ³

¹ PhD Student in Political Thought, Department of Political Science, Faculty of Theology, Law and Political Science, Azad University, Tehran Research Sciences Branch, Iran

² Associate Professor, Department of Regional Studies, Faculty of Law and Political Science, University of Tehran, Iran

³ Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Faculty of Law, Theology and Political Science, Islamic Azad University, Research Sciences Branch, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

: 1960 and 1970s witnessed rise of an important movement by Latin American Christian priests that has been called «Liberation Theology». The main proposition of this Theology was to promote liberation of the poors from their distressing situation and Latin American countries from their dependence on Imperialistic dominance and oppressions. Many years before this Islamic Nations had began similar movements with same cause and same goal. This movement too has been promoted by Clerical leaders and Islamic thinkers. This article tends to pose this questions that what similarity and differences may be funned between this Christian and Islamic liberating movements with a special view on Shiite liberation movement. This article will argue on the hypothesis that the Shiite liberation theology due to itʹs anthological and epistemological characteristics which centers on the doctrine of «Universal Velayat», a Doctrine that relates god’s sovereignty on the universe to «Velayt Fagih» on the subjects (cunderer guardianships) has a unique potential for becoming an ideology which can mobilize public movement for national and social liberation. In the article we will argue for this clam with an analytical- critical approach.

Keywords

• liberation‌ theology
• Latin America
• Shia theology
• Priority of the poor
• dependency
• national liberation

Main Subjects

• Political