ABSTRACT
During the 1970s, groups of Latin American lay people and clergy started working with underprivileged communities, sharing in the oppression and repression that marked the everyday life of the poor. Feminist theologies are increasingly present, opening paths and orienting movements in Latin America as elsewhere, even without the support of other Liberation Theologies. Liberation Theologies should enter into an open, sensitive, respectful and continuous dialogue with LGBT theologians and their work. Every new theology of liberation keeps opening the Pandora's box of theological creativity. The oppressions and contributions specific to women are forgotten, marginalized or silenced by most Liberation Theologies outside of feminist theologies–while feminism is often cast by both conservatives and progressives, religious or secular. Pentecostal churches and African-based religions have been offering some dignity, equality and agency that are rare to find in established churches, especially for those marginalized both in church and in society.
