The Catholic Church and Democracy in Chile and Peru

Recent changes imposed by the Vatican may redefine the Chilean and Peruvian Church's involvement in politics and social issues. Fleet and Smith argue that the Vatican has been moving to restrict the Chilean and Peruvian Church's social and political activities. Fleet and Smith have gathered documentary evidence, conducted interviews with Catholic elites, and compiled surveys of lay Catholics in the region. The result will help chart the future of the Church and Chile and Peru.

About the author

Michael Fleet is Associate Professor of Political Science at Marquette University and the author of The Rise and Fall of Chilean Christian Democracy (1985).

Brian H. Smith holds the Charles and Joan Van Zoeren Chair in Religion, Ethics, and Values at Ripon College. He is the author of More Than Altruism: The Politics of Private Foreign Aid(1990) and Religious Politics in Latin America, Pentecostal vs. Catholic (1998).

Summary

The Latin American Church accounts for a substantial percentage of the world Catholic population and plays a major role in the social and political arena. However recent changes by the Vatican have reimposed a more hierarchical control. This text aims to determine the effect of this retrenching.

Product details

• Authors: Michael Fleet, Brian H. Smith
• Publisher: University Of Notre Dame Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.01.2000
• EAN: 9780268022525
• ISBN: 978-0-268-02252-5
• No. of pages: 380
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 20 mm
• Weight: 549 g
• Series: Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies; Helen Kellogg Institute for In; Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies; Kellogg Institute Series on Democracy and Development
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political system