Church and Politics in Latin America

Front Matter....Pages i-xvii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
The Path of Latin American Catholicism....Pages 3-24
The Catholic Church and Politics in Latin America: Basic Trends and Likely Futures....Pages 25-48
The Vatican’s Latin American Policy....Pages 49-64
CELAM - The Forgetting of Origins....Pages 65-81
Latin America and the Special Rome Synod....Pages 82-94
Front Matter....Pages 95-95
Central America: The Political Challenge of the Faith....Pages 97-117
Liberation and New Creation: A Theological Conversation....Pages 118-128
Front Matter....Pages 129-129
God and Man in Nicaragua....Pages 131-175
The Rise and Fall of Social Catholicism in Costa Rica....Pages 176-186
The Catholic Church and the Politics of Accommodation in Honduras....Pages 187-204
Radical Conservatism and the Challenge of the Gospel in Guatemala....Pages 205-224
The Martyrdom of the Salvadorean Church....Pages 225-246
Elegy for the Murdered Bishop....Pages 247-249
Front Matter....Pages 251-251
Fidel Castro, the Catholic Church and Revolution in Cuba....Pages 253-271
Continuity and Change in the Mexican Catholic Church....Pages 272-298
The Call to do Justice: Conflict in the Brazilian Catholic Church, 1968-79....Pages 299-320
The Catholic Church and Politics in Chile....Pages 321-343
The Catholic Church and State Tension in Paraguay....Pages 344-351
The Catholic Church, Human Rights and the ‘Dirty War’ in Argentina....Pages 352-371
The Disappeared: A New Challenge to Christian Faith in Latin America....Pages 372-397
Front Matter....Pages 251-251
Catholicism in Latin America: Conclusions and Perspectives....Pages 398-403
Back Matter....Pages 404-430