History of the Catholic Church in Latin America From Conquest to Revolution and Beyond

Name: History of the Catholic Church in Latin America From Conquest to Revolution and Beyond
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ISBN: 9780814740033

ISBN-10: 0814740030

ISBN-13: 9780814740033

Edition: 2011

Authors: John Frederick Schwaller

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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 indigenous peoples, controlled many aspects of the colonial economy, and played key roles in the struggles for Independence.The History of the Catholic Church in Latin Americaoffers a concise yet far-reaching synthesis of this institution's role from the earliest contact between the Spanish and native tribes until the modern day, the first such historical overview available in English.John…

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List price: $75.99
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: New York University Press
Publication date: 2/22/2011
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 328
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.298
Language: English

John Frederick Schwalleris professor of history and president of the State University of New York, Potsdam. He is the author or editor of several books, includingOrigins of Church Wealth in MexicoandThe Church in Colonial Latin America: A Reader.



Acknowledgments


Introduction



Religious Origins of Catholicism in Latin America



Spain and Portugal in the New World



Conquest-Spiritual and Otherwise



The Colonial Church



Reform and Enlightenment



The Church and Clergy at Independence



Working Out the Differences



The Established Order and the Threat of Popular Religion



Revolution and Reform



The Mid-Twentieth-Century Church



The Decline of Liberation Theology


Conclusion


Glossary


Notes


Bibliography


Index


About the Author