The Protestant and Catholic churches saw that the Lumad and Moro people were suffering and responded by contextualizing liberation theology into what would be called the Theology of Struggle.[1] The theology of struggle was developed by the Christians for National Liberation.[2] The Philippines was colonized by Spain, Japan, and the United States since the 1500s.[3] The theology of struggle was started in the Catholic church as a way of protecting the impoverished from the Marcos regime.[4] The Sisters of the Good Shepherd is a group of Filipino nuns living according to what they call a theology of struggle.[5] The nuns live among the impoverished and work alongside them to build political power, which puts them at odds with the Catholic church and the Filipino government.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Levy L., Lanaria (August 6, 2017). "Book Review. Panagkutay: Bringing Us Right Into the Lumad Lifeworld". MindaNews. Archived from the original on November 26, 2020. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
  2. ^ Gordon, Eric A. (August 7, 2019). "Christian Communism: Meet the hosts of 'The Magnificast' podcast". People's World. Longview Publishing. Archived from the original on January 19, 2021. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
  3. ^ Elizarde-Miller, Drew (January 2, 2017). "Why We Need a Filipino Jesus". Sojourners. ISSN 0364-2097. Archived from the original on January 4, 2021. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
  4. ^ "The 'Church of the Poor' in Our Time". The Manila Times. December 16, 2018. Archived from the original on April 29, 2021. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Filipino nuns reject life in convent, take 'theology of struggle' to slums Written by Henry Kamm". Arizona Republic. February 14, 1981. p. 57. Archived from the original on 2021-08-26. Retrieved 2021-08-26.

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