Religious responses to violence : human rights in Latin America past and present / edited by Alexander Wilde.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Wilde, Alexander, editor.

Series:

ND Kellogg Inst Int'l Studies

Standardized Title:

Iglesias ante la violencia en Amâerica Latina.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human rights--Latin America.

Human rights.

Human rights--Latin America--Religious aspects.

Civil rights--Latin America.

Civil rights.

Freedom of religion--Latin America.

Freedom of religion.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (520 p.)

Place of Publication:

Notre Dame, Indiana : University of Notre Dame Press, [2016]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

During the past half century, Latin America has evolved from a region of political instability and frequent dictatorships into one of elected governments. Although its societies and economies have undergone sweeping changes, high levels of violence have remained a persistent problem. Religious Responses to Violence: Human Rights in Latin America Past and Present offers rich resources to understand how religion has perceived and addressed different forms of violence, from the political and state violence of the 1970s and 1980s to the drug traffickers and youth gangs of today. The contributors offer many fresh insights into contemporary criminal violence and reconsider past interpretations of political violence, liberation theology, and human rights in light of new questions and evidence. In contrast to many other studies of violence, this book explores its moral dimensions-up close in lived experience-and the real consequences of human agency. Alexander Wilde provides a thoughtful substantive introduction, followed by thematic chapters on "rights, " "violence, " and case studies of ten countries throughout the region. The book breaks new ground examining common responses as well as differences between Catholic and Evangelical pastoral accompaniment. These new studies focus on the specifically religious character of their responses-how they relate their mission and faith to violence in different contexts-to better understand how and why they have taken action.

Contents:

Contents; List of Abbreviations; List of Illustrations; Preface and Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1: THE EVOLUTION OF THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF RIGHTS IN LATIN AMERICAN CATHOLICISM; Chapter 2: VIOLENCE AND EVERYDAY EXPERIENCE IN EARLY TWENTY FIRST-CENTURY LATIN AMERICA; PART I: Rethinking Religious Contributions to Human Rights; Chapter 3: HUMAN RIGHTS AND CHRISTIAN RESPONSIBILITY; Chapter 4: CHURCH RESPONSES TO POLITICAL VIOLENCE IN CENTRAL AMERICA; Chapter 5: THE INSTITUTIONAL CHURCH AND PASTORAL MINISTRY; Chapter 6: VIOLENT TIMES

Chapter 7: TRANSFORMATIONS IN CATHOLICISM UNDER POLITICAL VIOLENCEChapter 8: RELIGION MEETS LEGAL STRATEGY; PART II: Contemporary Ministries Responding to Violence; Chapter 9: BUILDING PEACE AND DIGNITY; Chapter 10: FROM PREACHING TO LISTENING; Chapter 11: VIOLENCE AND PASTORAL CARE IN PUTUMAYO, COLOMBIA; Chapter 12: VIOLENCE, RELIGION, AND INSTITUTIONAL LEGITIMACY IN NORTHERN CENTRAL AMERICA; Chapter 13: THE POLITICS OF PRESENCE; Chapter 14: "FUI MIGRANTE Y ME HOSPEDARON"; Chapter 15: FROM GUNS TO GOD; Afterword; About the Contributors; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780268096762

0268096767

OCLC:

933537937