Contradiction and conflict : the popular church in Nicaragua / / Debra Sabia

• Autore: Sabia Debra <1957->
• Pubblicazione: Tuscaloosa : , : University of Alabama Press, , 1997; ©1997
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (x, 239 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 282/.7285/09048
• Soggetto topico: Socialism and Christianity - Nicaragua - History - 20th century; Socialism and Christianity - Catholic Church - History - 20th century; Basic Christian communities - Nicaragua - History
• Soggetto geografico: Nicaragua Politics and government 1990-; Nicaragua Politics and government 1979-1990; Nicaragua Church history 20th century
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-230) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. The Second Vatican Council; 3. The Rise of the Popular Church; 4. Radicalization of the Popular Church; 5. Shattering of the Christian Coalition; 6. The Marxist Type; 7. The Revolutionary Christian Type; 8. The Reformist Christian Type; 9. The Alienated Christian Type; 10. The Future of the Popular Church; References; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Contradiction and Conflict explores the rich history, ideology, and development of the popular church in Nicaragua. From careful assessments within the context of Nicaragua's revolutionary period (1970s-1990), this book explains the historical conditions that worked to unify members of the Christian faith and the subsequent factors that fragmented the Christian community into at least four identifiable groups with religious and political differences, contradictions, and conflicts.Debra Sabia describes and analyzes the rise, growth, and fragmentation of the popular chu
• Titolo autorizzato: Contradiction and conflict
• ISBN: 0-8173-8757-9; 0-585-21162-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910778989903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II