Gustavo Gutierrez is one of the fathers of what has been termed ‘Liberation Theology.’ He is a native of Peru and is most well known for his book, A Theology of Liberation. Similar in nature to Bonhoeffer, he believes that theology must start with the sufferings of the oppressed. Liberation theologians in general believe that "God speaks particularly through the poor, and that the Bible can be understood only when seen through their perspective" (www.…showed first 75 words of 1901 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1901 total…their exploitation and seek liberation from it. Christian poverty, and expression of love, is solidarity with the poor and is a protest against poverty46. This is the concrete, contemporary meaning of the witness of poverty. It is a poverty lived not for its own sake, but rather as an authentic imitation of Christ; it is a poverty which means taking on the sinful human condition to liberate humankind from sin and all its consequences" (300-301).