1st Edition
Legacies of Liberation The Progressive Catholic Church in Brazil
By John Burdick
Copyright 2004
178 Pages
by
Routledge
178 Pages
by
Routledge
178 Pages
by
Routledge
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Originally published in 2004. In Brazil the liberationist reading of the Bible was once supposed to be an unstoppable force for social change, yet many observers now say that in the era of neo-liberalism the liberationist project may be counted all but dead. In Legacies of Liberation, John Burdick offers a bold new interpretation of the state of the Catholic liberationism. Challenging... Read more
Preface; Introduction: Looking for legacies; Pastoral negro: progressive Catholicism and the anti-racist struggle; The black pastoral and the secular world; Redefining Mary: women's changing roles at home and in the church; The progressive Church, domestic violence and abortion; Searching for the Promised Land: progressive Catholicism and the shaping of MST leadership; Finding the Promised Land: liberationism and the MST rank and file; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.
Biography
John Burdick
