In 1980, Brazil was the largest Roman Catholic country in the world, with 90 percent of its more than 120 million people numbered among the faithful. The Church
This handbook covers social movement activities in Latin American countries that have had profound consequences on the political culture of the region. It exami
This book explores the transformations in religion in conjunction with political change. Professor Levine suggests, highlights the dynamic and dialectical inter
Complex and profound changes have been taking place in the Latin American Catholic Church in the 20th century which have often been misunderstood and misreprese
Clarifying the growing role of the Latin American Catholic Church as an agent of social change, Brian H. Smith discusses the prophetic function of the Chilean C
Throughout Latin America, observers and activists have found in religion a promise of deep and long-lasting democratization. But for religion to change culture
Liberation theology is a school of Roman Catholic thought which teaches that a primary duty of the church must be to promote social and economic justice. In thi
Nowhere has the relationship between state and church been more volatile in recent decades than in Latin America. Anthony Gill's controversial book not only exp
