Catholic Church and Power Politics in Latin America - The Dominican Case in Comparative Perspective

Informationen zum Autor Emelio Betances is professor of sociology and Latin American studies at Gettysburg College. Klappentext The Catholic Church acted as a mediator during social and political change in several Latin American countries from the 1960s through the 1990s: the Dominican Republic, Bolivia, Guatemala, Nicaragua, and El Salvador. Although the Catholic clergy was called to mediate in political crises in all five countries, in the Dominican Republic the Church's role as mediator was eventually institutionalized. A historical examination of church-state relations and case study of the Dominican Republic leads into important regional comparisons that broaden our understanding of the Catholic Church in the whole of Latin America. Zusammenfassung Offers a historical examination of church-state relations and case study of the Dominican Republic! which leads into important regional comparisons that broaden our understanding of the Catholic Church in the whole of Latin America. Inhaltsverzeichnis IntroductionChapter 1: Development of the Dominican Catholic Church: A Comparative PerspectiveChapter 2: Church and Politics in Four Latin American NationsChapter 3: Finding a New Role in SocietyChapter 4: Mediator par ExcellenceChapter 5: Building a New Relationship with SocietyChapter 6: Evangelicals and Politics: Challenges and OpportunitiesConclusionAppendix: Tables and Figures

Product details

• Authors: Emelio Betances, Betances Emelio
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 17.05.2007
• EAN: 9780742555044
• ISBN: 978-0-7425-5504-4
• No. of pages: 292
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 19 mm
• Series: Critical Currents in Latin Ame; Critical Currents in Latin American Perspective Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Latin America, RELIGION / Christianity / Catholic, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Caribbean & Latin American, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civil Rights, Social and cultural history, Latin America – Mexico, Central America, South America, Dominican Republic, Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church, Human rights, civil rights, Religious freedom / freedom of worship, Latin American studies