The theological anthropology of Paulo Freire in Pedagogy of the Oppressed: a contribution to the discussion

This paper explores the theological anthropology of Paulo Freire as found in the opening chapters of his Pedagogy of the Oppressed. It takes as its starting point that Freire was a Roman Catholic and a person of faith and that this is relevant to interpreting his work. It explores the roots and infl...

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Main Author: Michael Attridge
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Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Uberlândia 2023-07-01
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description This paper explores the theological anthropology of Paulo Freire as found in the opening chapters of his Pedagogy of the Oppressed. It takes as its starting point that Freire was a Roman Catholic and a person of faith and that this is relevant to interpreting his work. It explores the roots and influences on him up until the 1960s. It points out that the existing literature neglects to consider the broader renewal of Catholic theology, particularly theological anthropology occurring in the twentieth century that found its way into Brazil through French catholic theologians. It concludes with an observation about how we might speak of the uniqueness of Freire’s theological anthropology.
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spelling doaj-art-16069f0e210e48b99d0db477bc797bef2025-08-20T03:33:27ZengUniversidade Federal de UberlândiaCadernos de História da Educação1982-78062023-07-012210.14393/che-v22-2023-20671774The theological anthropology of Paulo Freire in Pedagogy of the Oppressed: a contribution to the discussionMichael Attridge0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9569-1403University of St. Michael’s College in the University of Toronto (Canada)This paper explores the theological anthropology of Paulo Freire as found in the opening chapters of his Pedagogy of the Oppressed. It takes as its starting point that Freire was a Roman Catholic and a person of faith and that this is relevant to interpreting his work. It explores the roots and influences on him up until the 1960s. It points out that the existing literature neglects to consider the broader renewal of Catholic theology, particularly theological anthropology occurring in the twentieth century that found its way into Brazil through French catholic theologians. It concludes with an observation about how we might speak of the uniqueness of Freire’s theological anthropology.https://seer.ufu.br/index.php/che/article/view/70071freirereligious belieftheological anthropologytwentieth century renewal of theologycatholic theology
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title The theological anthropology of Paulo Freire in Pedagogy of the Oppressed: a contribution to the discussion
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