1977, he attended the “Encounter of Theologies” Conference in Mexico City.20 Here sharp criticism from liberation theologians with whom he thought he was allied solidified the realization that he could no longer sum up the whole from one standpoint and thus speak for everyone. As a result, he changed his approach and embarked on his series of Messianic Theology,21 which totals six volumes. For Moltmann, how God is present and the meaning of life in the face of suffering and death form the ultimate
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