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Record Nr.

UNINA9910797615303321

Autore

Sánchez Peter Michael <1954->

Titolo

Priest under fire : Padre David Rodríguez, the Catholic Church, and El Salvador's revolutionary movement / / Peter M. Sánchez

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Gainesville, Florida : , : University Press of Florida, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

0-8130-5148-7

0-8130-5564-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (329 p.)

Disciplina

282.092

Soggetti

Insurgency - El Salvador - History

El Salvador History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

A man and questions for all seasons: leaders and ideas in contentious politics -- The training of a traditional priest: "I would like to be a pastor of souls" -- The awakening of a priest: "You have ruined the parish!: -- The radicalization of a priest: "You are now "Joaquín"" -- A revolutionary priest: "The "Che" of the Bible" -- A democratic priest: "Padre David has the word" -- One priest's quest for the promised land: ""El Chele" David has always been a leader".

Sommario/riassunto

Through interviews with David Rodriguez and a good helping of critical historical context, Sanchez illustrates the extent to which some religious leaders played pivotal roles in the popular movement of El Salvador's political crisis of the 1970's and 1980's.