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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sabia, Debra, 1957-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Catholic Church--Nicaragua--History--20th century.

Catholic Church.

Socialism and Christianity--Nicaragua--History--20th century.

Socialism and Christianity.

Socialism and Christianity--Catholic Church--History--20th century.

Basic Christian communities--Nicaragua--History.

Basic Christian communities.

Nicaragua--Politics and government--1990-.

Nicaragua.

Nicaragua--Politics and government--1979-1990.

Nicaragua--Church history--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 239 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, 1997.

Summary:

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

Contents:

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

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-230) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780817387570

0817387579

9780585211626

0585211620

OCLC:

44955251

Publisher Number:

heb40235 hdl