Church and Politics in Chile - Challenges to Modern Catholicism

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 Church during the country's metamorphosis from Conservative to Christian Democratic to Marxist to repressive military regime.

Originally published in 1982.

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Brian H. Smith

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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 Church during the country's metamorphosis from Conservative to Christian Democratic to Marxist to repressive military regime. Originally published in 1982. The Princeton Legacy Library uses

Product details

• Authors: Brian Smith, Brian H. Smith, Smith Brian H.
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.07.2014
• EAN: 9780691614434
• ISBN: 978-0-691-61443-4
• No. of pages: 400
• Series: Princeton Legacy Library; Princeton Legacy Library
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Chile, RELIGION / Christianity / Catholic, RELIGION / Religion, Politics & State, Religion & politics, Religion and Politics, Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church