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Basic ecclesial community

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The basic ecclesial communities are the points where liberation theology took place, developed, and propagated. An understanding of them is necessary to understand liberation theology itself. The article is a good start to the topic, but can go more in depth and provide more specificity.

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The article is well-written and well-cited, and provides a good base to continue exploring the topic from. Its tone is neutral and matter-of-fact. A few areas could be expanded on: the section on Latin America could do well to describe the base ecclesial communities and their impact in other Latin American countries besides Brazil; similarly, the section on Africa is also rather brief and could go more in detail describing the base communities in different African countries.The violent opposition section could be expanded to more generally reflect the impact of the various military dictatorships that arose in Latin America throughout the 20th century, as well as the U.S.'s involvement in this violence. Additionally, a section on the base communities and their links to Liberation Theology might be useful. These links are mentioned, but I believe they warrant their own section.