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The History and Politics of Latin American Theology: Theology and Civil Society (History and Politics of Latin American...
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by Mario I. Aguilar
Sales Rank: 192786
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Cover Type: Paperback with 248 pages
Published by: SCM Press April 30, 2008
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 0334041600
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0334041603
Book Dimensions:
8.3 x 5.3 x 0.9 inches
Weighs: 2.8 pounds
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This review is from: The History and Politics of Latin American Theology (Paperback)
This work explores the contribution of major Latin American theologians to the intellectual and pastoral discussion of Christian involvement in contemporary politics. The author argues that within the Latin American context there has been a rediscovery of a fluid, dualistic, and sometimes contradictory relation between the practice of religion and the practice of politics. Christians in the Latin American context were forced to respond to a general crisis in politics, whereby their own beliefs, ritual practices, and way of life was pushed to the limit by human rights violations and absolutist forms of government. The Christian response was a confrontation against the state as was the case of Chile, or a dissenting silence, as was the case of Argentina. However, the historical relations between Church and state, Christian communities and secular powers, were inscribed in literary texts in Latin America. These texts expressed an archaeology of historical and theological memory. Section 1 examines religion and politics within the ecclesial framework provided by Gustavo Gutiérrez, Jon Sobrino, and Ronaldo MuÃ. Section 2 explores the challenges to those authors by focusing on a more political critique of Christianity and society provided by Pablo Richard, Ernesto Cardenal, and Oscar Romero and section 3 examines challenges to the previous six authors by discussing religion and politics within the context of ecological theology, the feminist critique to biblical studies, and discussions on culture and the Gospel today.
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