Church and Politics in Chile - Challenges to Modern Catholicism

Clarifying the growing role of the Latin American Catholic Church as an agent of social change, Brian H. Smith discusses the prophetic function of the Chilean Church during the country's metamorphosis from Conservative to Christian Democratic to Marxist to repressive military regime.

Originally published in 1982.

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Brian H. Smith

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Clarifying the growing role of the Latin American Catholic Church as an agent of social change, Brian H. Smith discusses the prophetic function of the Chilean Church during the country's metamorphosis from Conservative to Christian Democratic to Marxist to repressive military regime. Originally published in 1982. The Princeton Legacy Library uses

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• Autori: Brian Smith, Brian H. Smith, Smith Brian H.
• Editore: Princeton University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 14.07.2014
• EAN: 9780691614434
• ISBN: 978-0-691-61443-4
• Pagine: 400
• Serie: Princeton Legacy Library; Princeton Legacy Library
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Religione / teologia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; Chile, RELIGION / Christianity / Catholic, RELIGION / Religion, Politics & State, Religion & politics, Religion and Politics, Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church