Churches And Politics In Latin America

Author : Daniel H. Levine
Publisher : SAGE Publications, Incorporated
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Churches and Politics in Latin America written by Daniel H. Levine and published by SAGE Publications, Incorporated. This book was released on 1980 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The contributors to this volume -- scholars and clergy from both North and South America -- describe the complex relationship between religion and state in Latin America. They discuss the intense self-examination by Latin American Christians, the development of new theologies, new religions and social practices, and a heightened sensitivity to social problems.

Author : Brian H. Smith
Publisher : University of Notre Dame Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Religious Politics in Latin America, Pentecostal Vs. Catholic written by Brian H. Smith and published by University of Notre Dame Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author surveys the literature on the reasons for Pentecostal growth and Catholic retrenchment in Latin America and assesses the socioeconomic and political implications of these religious changes for democratic governments, many of which follow upon a decade or more of military rule in their respective societies. He argues that although a coalition between the two groups could have a strong impact on public policy, the differences in their political agendas could complicate the debate in the years ahead. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Emelio Betances
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 9780742555051
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Catholic Church and Power Politics in Latin America written by Emelio Betances and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2007 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Click here to see a video interview with Emelio Betances. Click here to access the tables referenced in the book. Since the 1960s, the Catholic Church has acted as a mediator during social and political change in many Latin American countries, especially the Dominican Republic, Bolivia, Guatemala, Nicaragua, and El Salvador. Although the Catholic clergy was called in during political crises in all five countries, the situation in the Dominican Republic was especially notable because the Church's role as mediator was eventually institutionalized. Because the Dominican state was persistently weak, the Church was able to secure the support of the Balaguer regime (1966-1978) and ensure social and political cohesion and stability. Emelio Betances analyzes the particular circumstances that allowed the Church in the Dominican Republic to accommodate the political and social establishment; the Church offered non-partisan political mediation, rebuilt its ties with the lower echelons of society, and responded to the challenges of the evangelical movement. The author's historical examination of church-state relations in the Dominican Republic leads to important regional comparisons that broaden our understanding of the Catholic Church in the whole of Latin America.

Author : Dermot Keogh
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 134909661X
Total Pages : 442 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Church and Politics in Latin America written by Dermot Keogh and published by Springer. This book was released on 1990-06-18 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Complex and profound changes have been taking place in the Latin American Catholic Church in the 20th century which have often been misunderstood and misrepresented. This is a collection of essays written by scholars working in the fields of history, political science, sociology, law and theology.

Author : Daniel H. Levine
Publisher : UNC Press Books
ISBN 13 : 1469615894
Total Pages : 279 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Religion and Political Conflict in Latin America written by Daniel H. Levine and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2016-08-01 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The authors examine popular religion as a vital source of new values and experiences as well as a source of pressure for change in the church, political life, and the social order as a whole and deal with the issues of poverty and the role of the poor within the church and political structures. Exploring areas from Nicaragua, El Salvador, Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, and Chile, the authors analyze the transformation in popular religion and reevaluate the growth of grassroots organizations.

Author : Daniel H. Levine
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 140085458X
Total Pages : 358 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Religion and Politics in Latin America written by Daniel H. Levine and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2014-07-14 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the transformations in religion in conjunction with political change. Professor Levine suggests, highlights the dynamic and dialectical interaction between religion and politics in general, and addresses the more universal problem of relating thought to action. Originally published in 1981. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Author : Jeffrey Klaiber
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1606089471
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Church, Dictatorships, and Democracy in Latin America written by Jeffrey Klaiber and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2009-09-01 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No book in any language equals The Church, Dictatorships, and Democracy in Latin America for its comparative breadth. Historians, social scientists, and general readers will cull from it the conditions needed for the church to play a positive and creative role in furthering human rights and democracy. -John A. Coleman, SJ Loyola Marymount University Jeffrey Klaiber's book offers a wonderfully informative history of the Church's role in Latin American struggles to defend human rights and achieve democracy. Anyone who has followed with concern and interest these recent struggles-from military dictatorships in Brazil and Chile, through the violent conflicts in Central America, to the most recent struggles in Chiapas, Mexico-will find this remarkably comprehensive study of eleven different nations an invaluable text. -Arthur F. McGovern, SJ University of Detroit This volume provides readers with the first comprehensive view of the church during a defining period of Latin American history. This is an invaluable study by a longtime and astute observer. -Edward L. Cleary, OP Providence College A compelling account of the role of the church during the dictatorships and internal wars in eleven countries of Latin America . . . by an eminent historian. -Gerald H. Anderson Director of Overseas Ministries Study Center

Author : Daniel H. Levine
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781588268525
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Politics, Religion, and Society in Latin America written by Daniel H. Levine and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Long assumed to be an unchanging and unquestioned bulwark of established power and privilege, religion in Latin America has diversified and flourished, while taking on new social and political roles in more open societies. How did this change occur? Why did churches in the region embrace new ideas about rights, sponsor social movements, and become advocates for democracy? Are further changes on the horizon? Daniel Levine explores these issues, uniquely situating the Latin American experience in a rich theoretical and comparative context.

Author : David Stoll
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 9780520911956
Total Pages : 452 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Is Latin America Turning Protestant? written by David Stoll and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2023-04-28 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Protestants are making phenomenal gains in Latin America. This is the first general account of the evangelical challenge to Catholic predominance, with special attention to the collision with liberation theology in Central America. David Stoll reinterprets the "invasion of the sects" as an evangelical awakening, part of a wider religious reformation which could redefine the basis of Latin American politics.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Church and Politics in Latin America written by and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: