Christianity in Latin America : a history /
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| Author / Creator: | González, Ondina E., 1958- |
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| Imprint: | Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008. |
| Description: | xii, 331 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6649076 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- Introduction
- The New World and the Old
- An Old World Religion in a New World
- The Two Faces of the Church in Latin America
- Religion in Daily Life
- Popular and Official Religion
- The Main Turning Points
- Looking at History out of Both the Present and the Future
- 1. Foundations
- The Aztecs
- The Incas
- The Spaniards
- The Encounter
- The Africans
- Conclusion
- 2. The Arrival of Christianity
- Theological and Intellectual Struggles
- Efforts at Conversion
- The Friars
- Faith in the Americas
- Continuation of Old Ways
- Conclusion
- 3. The Shaping of the Faith
- The Institutional Church
- Religious Orders
- Social Control
- Religion in Society
- The Road Less Traveled
- Crypto-Judaism
- Conclusion
- 4. Reform Movements
- Push into the Borderlands
- Forces in Europe
- Expulsion of the Jesuits
- Alter the Influence
- Rise of Liberalism
- Brazil
- Edges of Life
- Conclusion
- 5. The Church in Turmoil
- Successful Separation
- Struggles with Rome
- Caudillos
- Plowing New Fields versus Preserving Old Ones
- Viva Cristo Rey!
- The Place of Women
- Slave Life
- Unique Styles
- Conclusion
- 6. The Church's New Place
- Rapid Changes
- Off Center Stage
- Source of Strength
- Call to Action
- Private Catholicism
- The Forgotten
- New Faiths
- Conclusion
- 7. Protestant Immigration
- Antecedents
- New Political and Economic Factors
- The First Protestant Immigrants
- The Waldensians in Uruguay and Argentina
- German Lutheran Immigration
- North American Immigrants
- The Mennonites
- Conclusion
- 8. An Expanding Protestant Presence
- The Beginnings
- The Role of Bible Societies
- Missions among the Original Inhabitants
- Political Issues
- Institutional Development
- A Time of Unrest
- Ecumenical Beginnings
- Conclusion
- 9. Catholicism after Vatican II
- Vatican II
- Discussions on Poverty and Its Causes
- Medellin
- Base Ecclesial Communities
- Liberation Theology
- Political Polarization and Violence
- Resistance and Opposition to Liberation Theology and the CEBs
- The Piety of the People
- Conclusion
- 10. Pentecostalism and Autochthonous Movements
- Chile
- Brazil
- Mexico
- The Charismatic Movement in Other Denominations
- Heterodox or Questionable Movements
- Conclusion
- 11. By Way of Conclusion
- Final Overview
- Challenges
- Impact
- Some Suggestions for Further Reading
- Sources Referenced
- Index