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

Informationen zum Autor By Emelio Betances Klappentext Click here to see a video interview with Emelio Betances.Click here to access the tables referenced in the book.Since the 1960s, the Catholic Church has acted as a mediator during social and political change in many Latin American countries, especially the Dominican Republic, Bolivia, Guatemala, Nicaragua, and El Salvador. Although the Catholic clergy was called in during political crises in all five countries, the situation in the Dominican Republic was especially notable because the Church's role as mediator was eventually institutionalized. Because the Dominican state was persistently weak, the Church was able to secure the support of the Balaguer regime (1966-1978) and ensure social and political cohesion and stability. Emelio Betances analyzes the particular circumstances that allowed the Church in the Dominican Republic to accommodate the political and social establishment; the Church offered non-partisan political mediation, rebuilt its ties with the lower echelons of society, and responded to the challenges of the evangelical movement. The author's historical examination of church-state relations in the Dominican Republic leads to 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: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 17.07.2007
• EAN: 9780742555051
• ISBN: 978-0-7425-5505-1
• No. of pages: 292
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 216 mm x 19 mm
• Series: Critical Currents in Latin Ame; 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