Gustavo Gutierrez, widely considered the "father" of liberation theology, once gave this short introducton to liberation theology to a very senior professor in theology. Gutierrez was being honored at a faculty reception at a school where he was a visiting professor. There was a lavish buffet, and a senior professor in theology, carrying a plate piled high with food from the buffet, came over to where Gutierrez and I were chatting, and he loomed over Gutierrez. "So," this senior professor intoned, "Professor Gutierrez, explain liberation theology to me." Gutierrez looked at him. "It's a matter of the stomach," Gutierrez replied. "The stomach?" the large and portly senior professor said, astonished. "Yes," said Gutierrez, looking at the professor's loaded plate. "You do theology differently when your stomach is full than when it is empty."
the excerpt above comes from an article entitled "liberation theology for beginners" found in the washington post. the entirety of the article can be found here.
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