Churches and politics in Latin America / edited by Daniel H. Levine ; pref. by John P. Harrison. - Beverly Hills : Sage Publications, c1980. - 288 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. - Sage focus editions ; 14 .

Bibliography: pages 281-286.

Religion and politics, politics and religion : an introduction / Daniel H. Levine
From Medellín to Puebla : notes for reflection / Renato Poblete
What happened at Puebla / Phillip Berryman
Latin American evangelicals : Oaxtepec and beyond / T.S. Montgomery
The Christian left in Latin American politics / Michael Dodson
The church and the doctrine of national security / Robert Calvo
Churches and human rights in Latin America : recent trends on the subcontinent / Brian H. Smith
Women religious, the poor, and the institutional church in Chile / Katherine Anne Gilfeather
Basic Christian communities in Latin America : their nature and significance (especially in Brazil) / Thomas C. Bruneau
Salvation through Christ or Marx : religion in revolutionary Cuba / Margaret E. Crahan
Ten years of change in the church : Puebla and the future / Alexander W. Wilde

The contributors to this volume -- scholars and clergy from both North and South America -- describe the complex relationship between religion and state in Latin America. They discuss the intense self-examination by Latin American Christians, the development of new theologies, new religions and social practices, and a heightened sensitivity to social problems

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Iglesia y estado--América Latina.
Christianity and politics--Catholic Church.
Cristianismo y política --Iglesia Católica


Latin America--Politics and government--1948-
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