In this presentation I will argue that while the church's contribution to social transformation, has always been a common feature in the history of the church ministerial activities since the time of the Early Church Fathers, it was not until the advent of Liberationist theologies in the 20 th Century that significant strides in the church's involvement in social transformation took a new turn. This new development, as I will demonstrate, took place under the auspices of what can be characterized as a peculiarly post-modern articulation of Christian ethics. I will further argue that it is equally on account of this shift that it is now becomes possible to talk of what could be seen as a difference between Christian ethics and Christian morality or moral philosophy.