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Church and Politics in Latin America

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  • © 1990

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Editors:
  1. Dermot Keogh

    1. University College, Cork, Ireland

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Part of the book series: Latin American Studies Series (LASS)

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Table of contents (21 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. The Vatican and the Latin American Catholic Church

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. The Path of Latin American Catholicism

      • Emile Poulat
      Pages 3-24

    3. The Catholic Church and Politics in Latin America: Basic Trends and Likely Futures

      • Daniel H Levine
      Pages 25-48

    4. The Vatican’s Latin American Policy

      • Peter Hebblethwaite
      Pages 49-64

    5. CELAM - The Forgetting of Origins

      • François Houtart
      Pages 65-81

    6. Latin America and the Special Rome Synod

      • Jon Sobrino
      Pages 82-94

  3. Theological Perspectives on the Latin American Reality

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 95-95
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    2. Central America: The Political Challenge of the Faith

      • Jon Sobrino
      Pages 97-117

    3. Liberation and New Creation: A Theological Conversation

      • Enda McDonagh
      Pages 118-128

  4. Politics and the Gospel in Central America

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 129-129
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    2. God and Man in Nicaragua

      • Conor Cruise O’Brien
      Pages 131-175

    3. The Rise and Fall of Social Catholicism in Costa Rica

      • Rodolfo Cardenal
      Pages 176-186

    4. The Catholic Church and the Politics of Accommodation in Honduras

      • Rodolfo Cardenal
      Pages 187-204

    5. Radical Conservatism and the Challenge of the Gospel in Guatemala

      • Rodolfo Cardenal
      Pages 205-224

    6. The Martyrdom of the Salvadorean Church

      • Rodolfo Cardenal
      Pages 225-246

    7. Elegy for the Murdered Bishop

      • Italo López Vallecillos
      Pages 247-249

  5. The Catholic Church, Revolution and Counter-Revolution in Latin America

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 251-251
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    2. Fidel Castro, the Catholic Church and Revolution in Cuba

      • Margaret Crahan
      Pages 253-271

    3. Continuity and Change in the Mexican Catholic Church

      • Soledad Loaeza-Lajous
      Pages 272-298
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About this book

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.

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  • University College, Cork, Ireland

    Dermot Keogh

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