Pablo Richard
Pablo Richard (* 1939 ) is a Chilean liberation theologian .
Live and act
Richard studied theology in Chile and became a priest. He earned another degree in Biblical Studies from the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome. He then received his doctorate in sociology from the Sorbonne in Paris .
In Chile , Pablo Richard was initially politically active in the Christians for Socialism Movement. He then taught in Costa Rica at the Universidad Nacional and at the Universidad Bíblica Latinoamericana . Together with Hugo Assmann and Franz Josef Hinkelammert, he was one of the founders of the Departamiento Ecumenico de Investigaciones (DEI) in San José , an interdisciplinary institute in the field of liberation theology .
Richard mainly published writings on liberation theological exegesis . His commentary on the Revelation of John received a lot of attention.
Publications (selection)
- Apocalypse. The book of hope and resistance. A comment. , Edition Exodus, Lucerne 1996, ISBN 3-905577-00-3
- Our fight is against the idols. Biblical theology. In: Hugo Assmann: The idols of oppression and the liberating God . Edition Liberación, Münster 1984, ISBN 3-923792-13-1 , pp. 11-38
Web links
- Pablo Richard: "As long as there are poor people, there will be liberation theology" - Interview (English) and list of links to texts by Pablo Richards (English, Spanish)
- Teólogo Pablo Richard: "La Teología de la Liberación puede recuperar la memoria de sus mártires" - Interview (Spanish)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Bruno Kern: Theologie der Befreiung , Verlag A. Francke, Tübingen 2013, ISBN 978-3-8252-4027-1 , p. 126f
- ↑ Pablo Richard: Word of God - Source of Life and Hope for the New Millennium (English)
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| SURNAME | Richard, Pablo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Chilean liberation theologian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1939 |