Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: bgsuvax!kutz@cis.ohio-state.edu (Kenneth J. Kutz) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: Liberation Theology (was Re: A Dialogue with Rome: part I) Message-ID: Date: 11 Dec 89 08:52:51 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: Bowling Green State University B.G., Oh. Lines: 27 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu In article , !hwt@bnr-fos.uucp (Henry Troup) writes: > I, at least, view religion as coming somewhere in 'self-actualization'. When > people are drowning, they have no time for worrying about food, and when > people are exploited they have little time for religion. Therefore, social > justice before salvation. Given this is soc.religion.christian, I suppose it is alright to remind this poster that God promises the Christian that "Maslows lower level needs" will be met. The prerequisite of course, is that the person is a Christian (which Maslow was not, so I am sure Scriptural promises were meaningless to him). After all, God's promises are for His own. Therefore, salvation before social justice. Which is better? (1) Give a starving person a fish. (2) Introduce the person to a generous fisherman (and a good one at that too! :-) -- Kenneth J. Kutz Internet kutz@andy.bgsu.edu Systems Programmer BITNET KUTZ@BGSUOPIE University Computer Services UUCP ...!osu-cis!bgsuvax!kutz Bowling Green State Univ. US Mail 238 Math Science, BG OH 43403