Saints and Sandinistas
Author: Andrew Bradstock
Publisher:
Published: 1987
Total Pages: 110
ISBN-13:
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The Catholic Church and Politics in Nicaragua and Costa Rica
Author: Philip J Williams
Publisher: Springer
Published: 1989-02-22
Total Pages: 234
ISBN-13: 1349103888
DOWNLOAD EBOOKUnlike most recent studies of the Catholic Church in Latin America, Philip Williams' book sets out ot analyse the Church in two very dissimilar political contexts - Nicaragua and Costa Rica. Despite the obvious differences, Williams argues that in both cases the Church has responded to social change in a remarkably similar fashion. The efforts of progressive clergy to promote change in both countries has been largely blocked in both hierarchs, fearful that such change will threaten the Church's influence in society. Based on extensive first-hand research, this book is a welcome contribution to the current debate over Central America.
Politics and the Catholic Church in Nicaragua
Author: John M. Kirk
Publisher: Gainesville, Fla : University Press of Florida
Published: 1992
Total Pages: 246
ISBN-13: 9780813011387
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGuerrilla-priests and liberation theology are not new phenomena in Nicaragua. Ever since the arrival of the Spanish conquistadores, Catholic Church leaders have played a major role in that country's politics. The result, John Kirk writes, is a polarized church, one with a progressive minority at loggerheads with the conservative hierarchy. Kirk sets each stage of the church-state debate in a historical continuum, then examines the forty-year period of Somocismo and the Sandinista period (1979-90) that followed. This social revolution - blending nationalism, Marxism, and Catholicism - dared to be different, he claims, and accordingly it paid the price. Kirk wrote this book following three trips to Nicaragua during the 1980s, when he witnessed firsthand the social polarization occurring at the time. But the involvement of the Catholic Church in Nicaraguan politics is not exceptional, he says: "Most - if not all - religions are also encumbered with socio-political concerns that go beyond the essentially 'religious.'"
The Nicaraguan Church and the Revolution
Author: Joseph Mulligan
Publisher:
Published: 1991
Total Pages: 332
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Published: 1983
Total Pages: 50
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKCatholic Modern
Author: James Chappel
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 2018-02-23
Total Pages: 353
ISBN-13: 0674972104
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCatholic antimodern, 1920-1929 -- Anti-communism and paternal Catholicism, 1929-1944 -- Anti-fascism and fraternal Catholicism, 1929-1944 -- Rebuilding Christian Europe, 1944-1950 -- Christian democracy and Catholic innovation in the long 1950s -- The return of heresy in the global 1960s
The Gospel in Solentiname
Author: Ernesto Cardenal
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Published: 2020-07-07
Total Pages: 653
ISBN-13: 172528006X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn Solentiname, a remote archipelago in Lake Nicaragua, the people gathered each Sunday to reflect together on the Gospel reading. From recordings of their dialogue, this extraordinary document of faith in the midst of struggle was composed. First published in four volumes, The Gospel in Solentiname was immediately acclaimed as a classic of liberation theology—a radical reading of the good news of Jesus from the perspective of the poor and the oppressed. (It was also banned by the Somoza dictatorship.) Forty years later The Gospel in Solentiname retains its freshness and power. Though times may have changed, the message of Jesus—as heard by these peasants—continues to challenge the rulers of our age and to inspire the poor with the hope of a different world.
Risking a Somersault in the Air
Author: Margaret Randall
Publisher: New Village Press
Published: 2022-05-24
Total Pages: 263
ISBN-13: 1613321848
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFirst revised edition of interviews with 14 prominent activists whose writings influenced the 1979 Nicaraguan revolution and help us understand present-day Nicaragua Margaret Randall presents a dynamic collection of personal interviews with Nicaragua's most important writer-revolutionaries who played major roles in the 1979 revolution and the subsequent reconstruction. This revised first edition includes a new preface and additional notes that frame the narrative in high relevance to the present day. The featured writer-activists speak of their work and practical tasks in constructing a new society. Among the writers included are Gioconda Belli, Tomás Borge, Omar Cabezas, Ernesto Cardenal, Vidaluz Menéses, Julio Valle-Castillo, and Daisy Zamora. The work also features 50 evocative photographs from the era by Margaret Randall.
The Catholic Church and Social Change in Nicaragua
Author: Manzar Foroohar
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: 1989-06-13
Total Pages: 288
ISBN-13: 1438403038
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book presents an in-depth, uniquely historical perspective on Nicaragua, focusing on the key role of the Catholic Church in the political, social, and religious issues that confront this country today. It examines the profound transformation of the Church via the radical approach of liberation theology and the development of the clergy's socio-political alliances in Nicaragua. Foroohar's analysis highlights the complex role of religion in politics and social change in Latin America.
The Catholic Church and Politics in Nicaragua and Costa Rica
Author: Philip J. Williams
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Pre
Published: 2010-11-23
Total Pages: 245
ISBN-13: 0822975424
DOWNLOAD EBOOKUnlike most recent studies of the Catholic Church in Latin America, Philip J. Williams analyzes the Church in two very dissimilar political contexts-Nicaragua and Costa Rica. Despite the obvious differences, Williams argues that in both cases the Church has responded to social change in remarkably similar fashion. The efforts of progressive clergy to promote change in both countries have been largely blocked by Church hierarchy, fearful that such change will threaten the Church's influence in society.
