In this provocative book, Alistair Kee argues that while liberation theology has been regarded as exotic, innovative and dangerous because of its commitment to Marx, the reverse is the truth. Its failure stems from its lack of commitment to Marx and a reluctance to apply his philosophy to the contemporary situation. The first part of the book is a discussion of Karl Marx, his criticism of religion and his religious with the revolutionary period in Latin America before the rise of liberation theology and traces the rise of liberation theology especially with an eye to the use of Marx by individual theologians: Gutierrez, Segundo, Bonino, Dussel, Miranda, Sobrino, Boff, Assmann, and Belo.