The Catholic Church and Politics in Nicaragua and Costa Rica
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The Catholic Church and Politics in Nicaragua and Costa Rica

  1. 244 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
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The Catholic Church and Politics in Nicaragua and Costa Rica

About this book

Unlike most recent studies of the Catholic Church in Latin America, Philip J. Williams analyzes the Church in two very dissimilar political contexts-Nicaragua and Costa Rica. Despite the obvious differences, Williams argues that in both cases the Church has responded to social change in remarkably similar fashion. The efforts of progressive clergy to promote change in both countries have been largely blocked by Church hierarchy, fearful that such change will threaten the Church's influence in society.

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Table of contents

  1. Table of Contents
  2. Acknowledgements
  3. Abbreviations
  4. Maps
  5. 1. Introduction
  6. 2. The Catholic Hierarchy in Nicaragua: Origins and Evolution
  7. 3. Attempts to Build a Grassroots Church in Nicaragua
  8. 4. The Catholic Church in the Nicaraguan Revolution
  9. 5. The Evolution of the Catholic Church in Costa Rica
  10. 6. The Costa Rican Hierarchy and the Reformist Project
  11. 7. Efforts to Transform the Church in Costa Rica
  12. 8. Conclusions
  13. Notes
  14. Bibliography
  15. Index