Christians In The Nicaraguan Revolution

Author : Margaret Randall
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Religion
ISBN : UTEXAS:059173017257957

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Christians in the Nicaraguan Revolution by Margaret Randall Pdf

"The controversy within the Catholic Church over the concept of liberation theology raises the questions: is there room in Christian philosophy for a socialist society? And is there a place in a socialist society? Nicaragua's recent experience, says Margaret Randall, shows the answer to these questions to be "yes". The dominant role Christianity played in the Nicaraguan revolution both before and after the 1979 overthrow of the Somoza regime shows that the concrete goals shared by the two ideologies, Christianity and Marxism, outweigh their theoretical contradictions. The main part of Christians in the Nicaraguan Revolution consists of long narratives by members of two Christian base communities with key roles in the Nicaraguan revolution. Solentiname is the retreat founded in the mid-sixties by Father Ernesto Cardenal -- now Nicaragua's minister of culture -- on a remote island in Lake Nicaragua. El Riguero is an urban community, founded in 1972 by father Uriel Molina in a Managua barrio. Christians in the Nicaraguan Revolution features the voices of "ordinary" believers as well as those of well-known religious and political leaders" -- Back cover.

Author : Humberto Belli
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Religion
ISBN : UVA:X001082740

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Breaking Faith by Humberto Belli Pdf

From the John Holmes Library Collection.

Author : Shirley Christian
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : History
ISBN : 0394744578

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Nicaragua, Revolution in the Family by Shirley Christian Pdf

Journalist Christian's masterful, evenhanded account of Nicaragua's Sandinistas derives from years of interviews and on-the-scene observations. Beginning with the last days of the Somoza regime, she details the morass of political intrigue through November 1984. The problem is, she argues, that the success of ``sandinismo'' turned the people from instigators of change into objects of change, both in the eyes of the church and of the state. As the center of the struggle flew out of control onto the battlefields of Havana, Washington, Rome, and Panama, democratic principles were subordinated to other peoples' needs, a no-win situation for the peasants. To draw conclusions about Nicaragua, Christian emphasizes, is a lot more difficult than superficial U.S. policy would imply.

Author : Laura Nuzzi O'Shaughnessy,Luis Serra
Publisher : Ohio University Press
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UTEXAS:059173023186128

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The Church and Revolution in Nicaragua by Laura Nuzzi O'Shaughnessy,Luis Serra Pdf

This volume addresses the complex issue of the Christian response to the Nicaraguan revolution from a perspective generally sympathetic to the Sandinista's goals. Luis Serra, himself a Latin American who has worked with the peasantry, argues that the institutional Church has now become a major autonomous source of opposition to the revolution. Laura O'Shaughnessy, analyzing the years leading up to the 1979 revolution and through the Papal visit of 1983, argues that the Church heirarchy has mistrusted the revolution as a threat to its traditional authority. Both authors view the involvement of the progressive clergy in the revolution as the best way to keep the revolution "Christian," both as an institution and as "the people of God," in revolutionary times, and they ask if Church-state conflict is inevitable at the outset of a social revolution or if adaptation and accommodation are possible.

Author : Teófilo Cabestrero
Publisher : Peeters
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : History
ISBN : UTEXAS:059173018441441

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Revolucionarios Por El Evangelio by Teófilo Cabestrero Pdf

In this moving volume edited by celebrated Spanish journalist Teófilo Cabestrero, fifteen...men and women explore their twofold identity as Christians and revolutionaries, describing their integration of faith and political conviction within the Sandinista revolution. Despite the diversity of their experiences, the persons interviewed here--judges, doctors, poets, professors, organizers--reveal a shared commitment: to improve the quality of life for the poor in Nicaragua, a commitment rooted in the liberating message of the Gospel. (back cover).

Author : Michael Dodson,Laura Nuzzi O'Shaughnessy
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2000-11-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9780807861066

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Nicaragua's Other Revolution by Michael Dodson,Laura Nuzzi O'Shaughnessy Pdf

The 1979 rebellion in Nicaragua was the first in modern Latin America to be carried out with the active participation and support of Christians. Like all revolutions, the Nicaraguan Revolution has provoked controversy and hostility, and the Christian presence has been a focal point in the debate. In this work Michael Dodson and Laura Nuzzi O'Shaughnessy offer a detailed study of the religious sources of the revolution set against the backgound of the revolutionary traditions of the United States. Nicaragua's Other Revolution places the experience of the Nicaraguan Revolution in a historical framework that extends back to the Protestant Reformation and in an institutional framework that encompasses the whole of Nicaraguan politics. Examining the broad process of religious change, this work explores how that process interacted with the political struggles that culminated in the revolution. Dodson and O'Shaughnessy conclude that the religious values and attitudes arising out of postconciliar renewal in the church contributed powerfully to demands for revolutionary change in Nicaragua. In England and America the Protestant Reformation gave a tremendous boost to demands for democratic changes in society and politics. This work shows that something similar happened in Catholic Central America in the post-Medellin period. Changes in religious thought and action were part of, and served to reinforce and stimulate, a wider movement for social and political change. Without denying the importance of Marxism, the authors demonstrate that other important influences are at work there. Originally published in 1990. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.

Author : Joseph Mulligan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : History
ISBN : UTEXAS:059173000298520

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The Nicaraguan Church and the Revolution by Joseph Mulligan Pdf

Author : Tomás Borge
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UTEXAS:059173023066873

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Christianity and Revolution by Tomás Borge Pdf

Author : Margaret E. Crahan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Church and state
ISBN : UTEXAS:059173023062497

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The Church and Revolution by Margaret E. Crahan Pdf

Author : Amanecida Collective
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2021-05-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781666719802

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Revolutionary Forgiveness by Amanecida Collective Pdf

"Anyone who wants to know the truth about the Nicaraguan Revolution should come and see with their own eyes. Then let them make their own judgment, as the authors of this book have. Those who cannot come should read this book and then make their judgment."Rev. Ernesto Cardenal, Minister of Culture, Nicaragua"Three things are striking about this small volume. The first is the timeliness of the topic. The resolution of the problems of such Third World countries as Nicaragua and the Philippines are weighting the future of our world. The second is the importance to people of faith around the glove as to how our religious heritage can inform our political judgments on current revolutionary situations. The third is the exciting and refreshing 'doing of theology' in the context of group experience and group reflection - in this case by a group comprised almost entirely of women."Robert DeWitt, formerly Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania"This book must be read by every American struggling with the question: 'What is the truth about U.S. involvement in Nicaragua?"Delores S. Williams, Muhlenberg College"Revolutionary Forgiveness is a testimony... to the power of the Nicaraguan struggle to change lives and to call citizens of the that very superpower that seeks to crush it to repentance."Rosemary Ruether, Garrett-Evangelical Seminary and Northwestern Seminary"Empathetic and daring, this unusual book, rooted in a feminist perspective, has a message for every North American about the revolutionary power of forgiveness."Archie Smith, Jr., Pacific School of Religion

Author : Giulio Girardi
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UTEXAS:059173023064073

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Faith and Revolution in Nicaragua by Giulio Girardi Pdf

Author : Andrew Bradstock
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:39015012063858

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Saints and Sandinistas by Andrew Bradstock Pdf

Author : David Haslam
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:39015014738358

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Faith in Struggle by David Haslam Pdf

Author : Calvin L. Smith
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2007-03-31
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789047419358

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Revolution, Revival, and Religious Conflict in Sandinista Nicaragua by Calvin L. Smith Pdf

This book explores Protestant-Sandinista relations in revolutionary Nicaragua, demonstrating how and why most Protestants vigorously opposed the revolution, tracing Sandinista irritation with Pentecostal belief and practice, and identifying how brutal Sandinista repression of Pentecostals led many to join the Contras.

Author : Camilla Mullay,Robert Barry
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Church and social problems
ISBN : UOM:39015010211475

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The Barren Fig Tree by Camilla Mullay,Robert Barry Pdf