Liberative Motif Analysis

The Liberationist Motif (“Liberative Motif”)

Dr. De Le Torre makes a distinction between liberation theology and liberative theology. De Le Torre states in his Liberationist lecture when we refer to liberationist ethics we are referring to liberation theology. Liberation ethics refers to liberation theology a movement which developed during the 1960’s or early 1970’s in Latin America dealing with military dictatorship poverty etc.

According to our lecture, the question becomes, how do we live faithfully within the gospel message in the mist of violence physical and institutional violence? Liberationist according to the lecture is very Christian based and catholic in its thinking. It is calling for a liberative motif. While adopting many of the same

Simply stated liberation theology is Christian based in its approach. Liberative ethics/motif removes the focus on the Christianity. Unlike the first three traditional ethical motifs, which are deductive in nature, the Liberationist (Liberative) motif is applied inductively. The action informs and creates the theory. In De La Torre Social Ethics book he states ““those of us who are Hispanic participate in a liberative ethics”. (De La Torre. Latina/o Social Ethics: Moving Beyond Eurocentric Moral Thinking. Waco, TX: Baylor University Press, p.92) However, what De La Torre proposes in his social ethics book is applicable to this case study. “Analyzing twentieth-century Eurocentric ethics and showing how it has a tendency to oppose marginalized communities” (De La Torre, p. 4). It is clear this case study which as recalled from gathering days is based on a true story. Is a prime example of a marginalized community. Rukkibai and her family are poor. They subject to those in power. A liberative theology resists the system of oppressive structures. With this in mind. A Liberative motif would not promote selling child so the whole family can survive. A liberative