The Rebel Church In Latin America
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Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket - paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
A landmark work of religious and political journalism, The Rebel Church in Latin America chronicles the explosive tensions between institutional Catholicism and a new generation of radical priests and bishops who championed the cause of the poor across the continent. Alain Gheerbrant presents a vivid, ground-level account of Liberation Theology in its early years, documenting how clergy aligned themselves with revolutionary movements from Colombia to Brazil in defiance of Vatican orthodoxy. The book argues that the Church in Latin America became a battleground between the forces of conservative hierarchy and a grassroots Christianity that spoke the language of social justice and political transformation. Written with the urgency of an eyewitness and the rigour of a scholar, it remains an essential document of one of the twentieth century's most significant religious and political upheavals.
Author: Alain Gheerbrant
Format: Paperback
Genre: Religion
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket - paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
A landmark work of religious and political journalism, The Rebel Church in Latin America chronicles the explosive tensions between institutional Catholicism and a new generation of radical priests and bishops who championed the cause of the poor across the continent. Alain Gheerbrant presents a vivid, ground-level account of Liberation Theology in its early years, documenting how clergy aligned themselves with revolutionary movements from Colombia to Brazil in defiance of Vatican orthodoxy. The book argues that the Church in Latin America became a battleground between the forces of conservative hierarchy and a grassroots Christianity that spoke the language of social justice and political transformation. Written with the urgency of an eyewitness and the rigour of a scholar, it remains an essential document of one of the twentieth century's most significant religious and political upheavals.