The church at the grassroots in Latin America : perspectives on thirty years of activism

Introduction: Politics and Popular Protest The Legacy of the Progressive Church in Latin America by W. E. Hewitt Religion, Political Preferences, and Protest Action in Central America: Nicaragua, El Salvador and Guatemala by Andrew J. Stein Labor and Land Issues The Progressive Catholic Church and the Refashioning of Hegemony in Mexico: An Illustration from Telecingo by Patricia Musante Progressive Catholicism and Left-Wing Party Politics in Brazil by Jose Ivo Follmann Gender and Race Relations The Evolution of a Progressive Catholic Project: The Case of the Black Pastoral in Rio De Janeiro by John Burdick Liberation Theology and the Liberation of Women in Santo Antonio, Brazil by Carol Ann Drogus Local Level Issues and Activism From Option for the Poor to Evangelization of Culture: Silent Conflicts and Comings of Age by Dave Dixon "Pelo Direito de Ser Igreja:" The Struggle of the Morro da Conceica by Robin Nagle "Work, a Roof, and Bread for the Poor:" Managua's Christian Base Communities in the Nicaraguan "Revolution from Below" by Eric Canin Dilemmas of Leadership CEBs in Crisis: Leadership Structures in the Sao Paulo Area by Charmain Levy Socioeconomic Change and Leadership in the Catholic Church in Azuay, Ecuador by Samuel M. Richards Afterword by John Burdick Index