Social History of Cuba''s Protestants - God and the Nation

A Social History of Cuba's Protestants: God and the Nation presents a religious and social history of Cuba, focusing on the Presbyterian and other Protestant churches, to show the continuity of ties between US and Cuban churches before and after the revolution in 1959. By examining the history of Cuba's Protestants as agents of social change within Cuba and as partners with US denominations, James A. Baer offers a unique assessment of Cuba's development as a nation and its relationship with the United States. Scholars of Latin American studies, religion, history, and social movements will find this book particularly useful.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1. Pastors and Patriots (1890-1906)

Chapter 2. Growth and Consolidation (1907-1917)

Chapter 3. Education and Reform (1918-1933)

Chapter 4. National Stirrings (1934-1947)

Chapter 5. Confronting Revolution (1948-1958)

Chapter 6. Through the Valley of Bones (1959-1968)

Chapter 7. Out of Darkness (1969-1991)

Chapter 8. Renewal and Hope (1992-2008)

Über den Autor / die Autorin

James A. Baer is emeritus professor of Latin American history at the Alexandria Campus of Northern Virginia Community College.

Zusammenfassung

This book presents a religious and social history of Cuba’s development as a nation and its relationship with the United States by examining the role of Presbyterian and other Protestant churches before and after the revolution in 1959.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: James A Baer, James A. Baer, Baer James A.
• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 30.09.2019
• EAN: 9781498581097
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-8109-7
• Seiten: 274
• Serien: Lexington Studies on Cuba; Lexington Studies on Cuba; Bloomsbury Studies on Cuba
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > Regional- und Ländergeschichte; Naturwissenschaften, Medizin, Informatik, Technik > Naturwissenschaften allgemein; Sachbuch > Geschichte > Sonstiges; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Economic Development, HISTORY / Latin America / Central America, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Developing & Emerging Countries, Developing Countries, History of the Americas, Development Studies, Development economics & emerging economies, Development economics and emerging economies, Central America, Mexico and Central America, Global South / Developing countries