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Dodson, Michael, 1944-

Nicaragua's other revolution : religious faith and political struggle / Michael Dodson and Laura Nuzzi O'Shaughnessy. - Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©1990. - 1 online resource (xii, 279 pages)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-268) and index.

Religion and modern Democratic revolutions -- The Nicaraguan Revolution and its antecedents -- A crisis erupts in Central America -- The religious roots of North American politics -- Patterns of political development in the Americas -- The traditional church and the prophetic church -- Tradition and change in the Christian churches -- Post-Medellín challenge and response -- Religious renewal and popular mobilization -- Religion at the center of revolutionary struggle -- The churches in a revolutionary society -- The churches and the emerging contra war -- Religion, revolution, and the Reagan doctrine.

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The 1979 rebellion in Nicaragua was the first in modern Latin America to be carried out with the active participation and support of Christians. Like all revolutions, the Nicaraguan Revolution has provoked controversy and hostility, and the Christian presence has been a focal point in the debate. In this work Michael Dodson and Laura Nuzzi O'Shaughnessy offer a detailed study of the religious sources of the revolution set against the backgound of the revolutionary traditions of the United States. Nicaragua's Other Revolution places the experience of the Nicaraguan Revolution in a historical.


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ISBN: 0807861065 9780807861066

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Subjects--Corporate Names:
Catholic Church--Clergy--Political activity--History--Nicaragua--20th century.
Catholic Church--History--Nicaragua--20th century.
Catholic Church--History--20th century.
Église catholique--Clergé--Activité politique--Histoire--Nicaragua--20e siècle.
Église catholique--Histoire--Nicaragua--20e siècle.
Église catholique--Histoire--20e siècle.
Catholic Church

Subjects--Chronological Terms:
1900-1999

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Christians--Political activity--History--Nicaragua--20th century.
Church and social problems--Catholic Church--History--20th century.
Church and social problems--History--Nicaragua--20th century.
Religion and politics--History--Nicaragua--20th century.
Chrétiens--Activité politique--Histoire--Nicaragua--20e siècle.
Église et problèmes sociaux--Église catholique--Histoire--20e siècle.
Église et problèmes sociaux--Histoire--Nicaragua--20e siècle.
Religion et politique--Histoire--Nicaragua--20e siècle.
11.50 church history and history of doctrine: general.
RELIGION--Christianity--General.
RELIGION--Christian Life--Social Issues.
Christians--Political activity
Church and social problems
Church and social problems--Catholic Church
Clergy--Political activity
Religion and politics
Religion
Revoluties.
Sandinistisch bevrijdingsfront.
Christendom.
Nicaragua.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Nicaragua--History--Religious aspects--Christianity.--Revolution, 1979
Nicaragua--Church history--20th century.
Nicaragua--Histoire--Aspect religieux--Christianisme.--1979 (Révolution)
Nicaragua--Histoire religieuse--20e siècle.
Nicaragua
Nicaragua--Revolution (1979)

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Church history
History

LC Class. No.: F1528 / .D63 1990eb

Dewey Class. No.: 261.7/097285

Universal Decimal Class. No.: 322(728.5