The history of the Catholic Church in Latin America from conquest to revolution and beyond
One cannot understand Latin America without understanding the history of the Catholic Church in the region. Catholicism has been predominant in Latin America and it has played a definitive role in its development. It helped to spur the conquest of the New World with its emphasis on missions to the i...
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New York :
New York University Press
2010.
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009865638806719 |
Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1. Religious Origins of Catholicism in Latin America
- 2. Spain and Portugal in the New World
- 3. Conquest—Spiritual and Otherwise
- 4. The Colonial Church
- 5. Reform and Enlightenment
- 6. The Church and Clergy in the Time of Independence
- 7. Working Out the Differences
- 8. The Established Order and the Threat of Popular Religion
- 9. Revolution and Reform
- 10. The Mid-Twentieth-Century Church
- 11. The Decline of Liberation Theology
- Conclusion
- Glossary
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author
