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Priest under fire : Padre David Rodríguez, the Catholic Church, and El Salvador's revolutionary movement / Peter M. Sánchez.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sánchez, Peter Michael, 1954- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Insurgency--El Salvador--History.
- Insurgency.
- El Salvador--History.
- El Salvador.
- Catholic Church--El Salvador--Clergy--Biography.
- Catholic Church.
- Rodríguez Rivera, José David.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (329 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Gainesville, Florida : University Press of Florida, 2015.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Through interviews with David Rodriguez and a good helping of critical historical context, Sanchez illustrates the extent to which some religious leaders played pivotal roles in the popular movement of El Salvador's political crisis of the 1970's and 1980's.
- Contents:
- A man and questions for all seasons: leaders and ideas in contentious politics
- The training of a traditional priest: "I would like to be a pastor of souls"
- The awakening of a priest: "You have ruined the parish!:
- The radicalization of a priest: "You are now "Joaquín""
- A revolutionary priest: "The "Che" of the Bible"
- A democratic priest: "Padre David has the word"
- One priest's quest for the promised land: ""El Chele" David has always been a leader".
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-8130-5148-7
- 0-8130-5564-4
- OCLC:
- 925522687
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