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Revolution, revival, and religious conflict in Sandinista Nicaragua / by Calvin L. Smith.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Smith, Calvin L.
- Series:
- Religion in the Americas series ; v. 6.
- Religion in the Americas series, 1542-1279 ; v. 6
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional--History.
- Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional.
- Protestantism--Nicaragua--History--20th century.
- Protestantism.
- Protestants--Political activity--Nicaragua--History--20th century.
- Protestants.
- Pentecostalism--Nicaragua--History--20th century.
- Pentecostalism.
- Church and state--Nicaragua--History--20th century.
- Church and state.
- Nicaragua--Politics and government--1937-1979.
- Nicaragua.
- Nicaragua--Politics and government--1979-1990.
- Nicaragua--History--Revolution, 1979.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (328 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden, The Netherlands ; Boston : Brill, 2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This interdisciplinary study breaks new ground by exploring relations between Protestants (mainly Pentecostals) and the Sandinistas in revolutionary Nicaragua, which to date have received scant attention. It challenges the view that most Protestants supported the Sandinistas (in fact, the majority vigorously opposed them) and establishes why many believed Nicaragua was heading towards communism or totalitarianism. Meanwhile, the Sandinistas expressed irritation with Pentecostalism’s otherworldliness and support for Israel. Pentecostals were harassed, even brutally repressed in the northern highlands, leading many to join the Contras. That a minority of Protestants supported the Sandinistas caused further problems. Pentecostals and Sandinistas were ideological rivals offering an alternative vision to the poor: revolution or revival. As Pentecostalism exploded, a collision between the two was inevitable.
- Contents:
- pt. 1. Background to Protestant-Sandinista relations
- pt. 2. Dynamics of church-state reltaions from the Protestant perspective
- pt. 3. Dynamics of chuch-state relations from the Sandinista perspective
- pt. 4. Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [289]-305) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-283-06146-5
- 9786613061461
- 90-474-1935-9
- OCLC:
- 704794034
- Publisher Number:
- 10.1163/ej.9789004156456.i-312 DOI
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