Liberation theology and the others : contextualizing Catholic activism in 20th century Latin America / edited by Christian Büschges, Andrea Müller and Noah Oehri.
Publisher:
Lexington Books,
Copyright Date:
2021
Description:
vi, 320 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
Introduction: Liberation theology and the other(s) / Christian Büschges, Andrea Müller and Noah Oehri -- The anthropological pastor : Liberation theology and the social representation of Andean rural communities (1950s-1980s) / Christian Büschges -- The Andean Pastoral Institute (IPA) and the others : social science, pastoral and liberation theology in the Peruvian highlands / Rolando Iberico Ruiz -- Making liberation theology indigenous : the Seminario Regional del Sureste (SERESURE) and indigenous Mexico, 1969-1990 / Eben Levey -- Missionary or revolutionary? Bishop Gerardo Valencia Cano and the emergence of an AfroAmerican liberation theology in Buenaventura, Colombia / Aline Helg -- Indigenous theologies in Abya Yala : its repercussions on progressive policies in Latin America / Josef Estermann -- Evangelization as civic activism : discerning and embodying the Jesuit social apostolate in the urban outskirts of Lima (Peru, 1968-1990) / Juan Miguel Espinoza Portocarrero -- Puras mujeres : women's leadership in Santa Cecilia base communities, Guadalajara, Mexico, 1968-1985 / Brad H. Wright -- Voices of the church, voices of the people / Noah Oehri -- Brazilian liberation theology and the party issue : debates, proposals and reflections / Américo Freire -- Liberation in a land of eternal tyranny : Catholic activism and the Guatemalan revolution(s) / Betsy Konefal -- Catholic student activism in Uruguay, 1966-1973 : its regional networks / Lorena García Mourelle -- Entangled spaces in the Andes : liberation of 'the poor' and international development cooperation in Ecuador (1970s) / Andrea Müller -- Conversions and convergences : inculturation and neoliberalism in turn of the (21st) century Bolivia / Andrew Orta.
Summary:
"Liberation Theology and the Others features thirteen case studies, from Mexico to Uruguay, that depict a vivid picture of religious and lay activism that shaped the profile of the Latin American Catholic Church in the second half of the 20th century"-- Provided by publisher.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.