Ignacio Martín-Baró (1942–1989) was a Jesuit priest, philosopher, and social psychologist who is most recognized for using the theological-ethical-political insights of liberation theology to develop a social justice-oriented liberation psychology. Drawing on insights from liberation theology, Paulo Freire’s pedagogy of the oppressed, critical/political psychology, and social psychology, Martín-Baró conducted research projects with a “preferential option for the poor” and oppressed people of El Salvador, with the intention of raising awareness and empowering them in the midst of social, political, and war-related trauma. Due to his political positions and socially progressive psychological research, he was murdered by the Salvadoran army along with five other Jesuits and two employees at the Central American University in El Salvador.
Ignacio “Nacho” Martín-Baró was born on November 7, 1942, in the municipality of Valladolid, Spain. He became a novice of the Society of Jesus in 1959...
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Gaztambide, D.J. (2020). Martín-Baró, Ignacio. In: Leeming, D.A. (eds) Encyclopedia of Psychology and Religion. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-24348-7_813
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