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Father Luis Olivares, a Biography Faith Politics and the Origins of the Sanctuary Movement in Los Angeles / Mario T. García.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- García, Mario T., author.
- Series:
- North Carolina scholarship online.
- North Carolina scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Political refugees--Central America.
- Political refugees.
- Social justice--Religious aspects--Catholic Church.
- Social justice.
- Church work with refugees--California--Los Angeles.
- Church work with refugees.
- Sanctuary movement--California--Los Angeles.
- Sanctuary movement.
- Catholic Church--Clergy--Biography.
- Catholic Church.
- Olivares, Luis, 1934-1993.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Manufacture:
- Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2018
- Place of Publication:
- Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2018]
- Summary:
- "This is the amazing untold story of the Los Angeles sanctuary movement's champion, Father Luis Olivares (1934-1993), a Catholic priest and a charismatic, faith-driven leader for social justice. Based on previously unexplored archives and over ninety oral histories, this compelling biography traces the life of a complex and constantly evolving individual, from Olivares's humble beginnings in San Antonio, Texas, to his close friendship with legendary civil rights leader Cesar Chávez and his historic leadership of the United Neighborhoods Organization and the sanctuary movement"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- San Antonio
- Seminary
- Priesthood
- Company man
- Conversion
- Organizing the barrio
- Community priest
- Preparing sanctuary
- Declaring sanctuary
- Expanding sanctuary
- The good pastor
- Presente!
- Notes:
- Previously issued in print: 2018.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 979-88-908503-3-1
- 979-88-908503-4-8
- 1-4696-4332-4
- 1-4696-4333-2
- OCLC:
- 1046990608
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