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Liberation Theology and the Others features thirteen case studies, from Mexico to Uruguay, that depict a vivid picture of religious and lay activism that shaped the profile of the Latin American Catholic Church in the second half of the 20th century.
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Introduction: Liberation Theology and the Other(s)Christian Büschges, Andrea Müller and Noah Oehri
Part 1: Representing the Poor
The anthropological pastor: Liberation theology and the social representation of Andean rural communities (1950s-1980s)Christian Büschges
The Andean Pastoral Institute (IPA) and the Others: Social Science, Pastoral and Liberation Theology in the Peruvian Highlands Rolando Iberico Ruiz
Making Liberation Theology Indigenous: The Seminario Regional del Sureste (SERESURE) and Indigenous Mexico, 1969-1990 Eben Levey
Missionary or Revolutionary? Bishop Gerardo Valencia Cano and the Emergence of an Afro-American Liberation Theology in Buenaventura, Colombia Aline Helg
Indigenous Theologies in Abya Yala: Its Repercussions on Progressive Policies in Latin America Josef Estermann
Part 2: Pastoral Innovation
Evangelization as Civic Activism: Discerning and Embodying the Jesuit Social Apostolate in the Urban Outskirts of Lima (Peru, 1968-1990) Juan Miguel Espinoza Portocarrero
Puras mujeres: Women's Leadership in Santa Cecilia Base Communities, Guadalajara, Mexico, 1968-1985.Brad H. Wright
Voices of the Church, Voices of the People Noah Oehri
Brazilian Liberation Theology and the Party Issue: Debates, Proposals and Reflections Américo Freire
Part 3: Connecting Global and Local
Liberation in a Land of Eternal Tyranny: Catholic Activism and the Guatemalan Revolution(s) Betsy Konefal
Catholic Student Activism in Uruguay, 1966-1973: Its Regional NetworksLorena García Mourelle
Entangled Spaces in the Andes: Liberation of 'the Poor' and International Development Cooperation in Ecuador (1970s) Andrea Müller
Conversions and Convergences: Inculturation and Neoliberalism in Turn of the (21st) Century Bolivia Andrew Orta
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Edited by Christian Büschges; Andrea Müller and Noah Oehri - Contributions by Christian Büschges; Juan Miguel Espinoza Portocarrero; Josef Estermann; Américo Freire; Lorena García Mourelle; Aline Helg; Rolando Iberico Ruiz; Betsy Konefal; Eben Levey; Andr
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Liberation Theology and the Others features thirteen case studies, from Mexico to Uruguay, that depict a vivid picture of religious and lay activism that shaped the profile of the Latin American Catholic Church in the second half of the 20th century.
