Religion and Ethics Relationship in Latin America: A Case Study of Archbishop Oscar Romero and El Salvador

This paper explores the relationship between religion and ethics in Latin America through a case study of Archbishop Oscar Romero and El Salvador. Addressing four specific issues, the paper examines the interplay of recent history of the Catholic Church, theological thinking, diversification theory, and the impacts of internal change in relationship to globalization. The philosophy of liberation theory is emphasized as a means of addressing social concerns and political ideology of oppressing local people. The paper concludes that there existed a good relationship between the social and political system of Latin American.

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Introduction
The paper develops religion and ethics relationship in Latin America. The process of exploring
this relation is done based on political and social revolutions. The paper explores this
relationship using the case study of Archbishop Oscar Romero and El Salvador. The religion of
Latin American provides universal thoughts based on religion and political stand-points
(Romero, 2001). Romero was consistency to denounce any form of violence and plight of
poverty. Romero developed the relationship between social-political revolutions especially in the
effort to stop repression. This paper will address four specific issues based on case study
developed on Archbishop Oscar Romero and El Salvador.
Four Strands of Arguments
 First, the paper will address the interplay of a recent history of the Catholic Church in
both local and global platforms. This study will provide details of how Father Oscar
Romero was involved in a fight against social injustices in Latin America (Romero,
2001). Social relationship of Latin American people is modelled through religious actions
of the Catholic Church
 Second, the theological thinking emerged and was grounded based on consciousness and
practical world of middle class and poor citizens in Latin America. The paper address
reason why the relationship between region and political revolution developed (Romero,
2001). This cordial relationship was developed to develop a liberal theory of Latin
American. Theological thinking is developed the first basis of relating the case study to
the religious and political revolutions (McLaren 2015).
 Third, the paper addresses diversification theory in the civil society for elite groups in
both urban and rural masses. This incorporates the idea of Father Oscar Romero in the

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fight against repression. Importantly, the paper provides details why religious saturation
is catalyzed by Father Oscar Romero (Romero, 2001). Father Romero came out to
address social repression from the national government.
 Finally, the paper examines the impacts of internal change in relationship to globalization
(Romero, 2001). The relationship is assessed through cultural and religious revolution.
Father Oscar Romero will be addressed in the paper as a key factor connecting social
system and political organization. The case study of Father Oscar Romero is addressed
based on the Liberation Theory. Therefore, religion revolution helps in integrating
performance of national government (Boltanski and Burchell 2011).
Conclusion
In summary, the philosophy of liberation theory was emphasizing social concerns and political
ideology of oppressing local people. Catholic Church had different reformist that were
advocating for political liberation. Social injustices and poverty were among the many
challenges affecting Latin American people(Rodriguez and Fortier 2009). In the process of
reformation, some reformist such as Father Oscar Romero was killed in the process. Social
activities also involved humanitarians groups which were against lousy governance. The political
and social revolution was developed through Liberation Theory. Therefore, there existed a good
relationship between the social and political system of Latin American.

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Boltanski, Luc, and Graham Burchell. 2011. Distant Suffering. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge
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Rodriguez, Jeanette, and Ted Fortier. 2009. Cultural Memory: Resistance, Faith And Identity.
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McLaren, Peter. 2015. Pedagogy of Insurrection. 2nd ed. Peter Lang.