Development of the Dominican Catholic Church: a comparative perspective -- Church and politics in four Latin American nations -- Finding a new role in society -- Mediator par excellence -- Building a new relationship with society -- Evangelicals and politics: challenges and opportunities
Summary
The Catholic Church acted as a mediator during social and political change in several Latin American countries from the 1960s through the 1990s: the Dominican Republic, Bolivia, Guatemala, Nicaragua, and El Salvador. Although the Catholic clergy was called to mediate in political crises in all five countries, in the Dominican Republic the Church's role as mediator was eventually institutionalized. A historical examination of church-state relations and case study of the Dominican Republic leads into important regional comparisons that broaden our understanding of the Catholic Church in the whol
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-264) and index
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