Legacies of Liberation: The Progressive Catholic Church in Brazil (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781138356375)

Originally published in 2004. In Brazil the liberationist reading of the Bible was once supposed to be an unstoppable force for social change, yet many observers now say that in the era of neo-liberalism the liberationist project may be counted all but dead. In Legacies of Liberation, John Burdick offers a bold new interpretation of the state of the Catholic liberationism. Challenging the claim that it is dead, Burdick carefully builds the case that it continues to exert a major influence on Brazilian society and culture, through its penetration of a broad range of grassroots struggles, especially those having to do with race, gender, and land. Burdick brings to bear on his analysis an understanding of Brazil rooted in twenty years of fieldwork, and a perspective shaped by anthropology, theology and history.

Author: John Burdick
ISBN-10: 1138356379
ISBN-13: 9781138356375
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 09/30/2021
Pages: 178
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.57lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.38d