Conflict and Competition : : The Latin American Church in a Changing Environment / / ed. by Hannah Stewart-Gambino, Edward L. Cleary.

The authors address the new, and more difficult, position of the Catholic Church in Latin America, looking in depth at Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Cuba, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Panama, and Peru.

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Place / Publishing House:Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2023]
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Year of Publication:2023
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (234 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • 1 Introduction: New Game, New Rules
  • 2 Redefining the Changes and Politics in Chile
  • 3 Catholicism and Political Action in Brazil: Limitations and Prospects
  • 4 Popular Movements and the Limits of Political Mobilization at the Grassroots in Brazil
  • 5 The Church in Peru: Between Terrorism and Conservative Restraints
  • 6 The Catholic Church and Politics in Venezuela: Resource Limitations, Religious Competition, and Democracy
  • 7 The Limits of Religious Influence: The Progressive Church in Nicaragua
  • 8 (Still) Waiting for John Paul II: The Church in Cuba
  • 9 Evangelicals and Competition in Guatemala
  • 10 Conclusion: Politics and Religion—Crisis, Constraints, and Restructuring
  • About the Contributors
  • Index
  • About the Book