Organized Religion in the Political Transformation of Latin America

This book discusses how the competitive environment of Latin America's social life has facilitated religious innovation in different regional and national settings.

List of contents

Chapter 1 Social Change, Political Competition, and Religious Innovation in Latin America: An Introduction Chapter 2 Religious Change, Empowerment and Power: Reflections on Latin American Experience Chapter 3 The Transformation of Catholic Social Thought in Latin America: Christian Democracy, Liberation Theology, and the New Catholic Right Chapter 4 The Chilean Church and the Transition to Democracy Chapter 5 From Theologies of Liberation to Theologies of Inculturation: Aymara Catechists and the Second Evangelization in Highlands Bolivia Chapter 6 Religious Competition in Contemporary Venezuela Chapter 7 Brazil: State Subsidization and the Church Since 1930 Chapter 8 Latin American Politics: Exit the Catholic Church? Chapter 9 The Embeddedness of Religion and Politics: An Epilogue Chapter 10 Appendix: The Institutional Capacity of the Catholic Church: An Evaluation; Select Bibliography Chapter 11 Contributors Chapter 12 Index

About the author

By Satya R. Pattnayak - Contributions by Daniel H. Levine; Paul E. Sigmund; Michael Fleet; Andrew Orga; Bryan T. Froehle; Kenneth P. Serbin; Jean Daudelin and W.E Hewitt

Product details

• Authors: Satya R. Pattnayak, Pattnayak Satya R.
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.10.1995
• EAN: 9780761800408
• ISBN: 978-0-7618-0040-8
• Dimensions: 137 mm x 216 mm x 19 mm
• Weight: 336 g
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; USA, RELIGION / Christianity / Protestant, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy, Society & culture: general, RELIGION / Christian Theology / General, RELIGION / Christianity / General, Theology, Christianity, Christian theology, Political structures: democracy, United States of America, USA, Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church, Society and culture: general, Protestantism & Protestant Churches, Protestantism and Protestant Churches, RELIGION / Christianity / Catholic / General