Rubem Alves

Brazilian theologian, philosopher, psychoanalyst (1933-2014)

Rubem Azevedo Alves (September 15, 1933 – July 19, 2014) was a Brazilian theologian, philosopher, academic, writer and psychoanalyst.[1] Alves was one of the founders of liberation theology.[2]

Rubem Azevedo Alves
Born(1933-09-15)September 15, 1933
Boa Esperança, Minas Gerais, Brazil
DiedJuly 19, 2014(2014-07-19) (aged 80)
Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
LanguageEnglish, Portuguese
NationalityBrazilian
CitizenshipBrazilian

Alves was a Lutheran.[3]

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  1. "Brazilian writer Rubem Alves dies". SBS News. Retrieved 2014-07-20.
  2. Altmann, Walter (18 November 2009). "Liberation theology is still alive and well". Ekklesia. UK. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
    - McGrath, Alister E (1995). The Blackwell encyclopedia of modern Christian thought. Wiley-Blackwell. p. 331. ISBN 0-631-19896-2.
    - Linhares, Bruno J (2007). "Princeton Theological Seminary and the Birth of Liberation Theology". Koinonia. 19. Princeton: Princeton Theological Seminary: 85–105. ISSN 1047-1057.
  3. Identifikation mit dem Anderen. Theologische Themen und ihr hermeneutischer Ort bei lateinamerikanischen Theologen der Befreiung. Manfred Hofmann. Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 1978.

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