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Boletín V.13:No.1 (2007), Fordham University Latin American And Latino Studies Institute
Boletín V.13:No.1 (2007), Fordham University Latin American And Latino Studies Institute
Boletín (Fordham University. Latin American and Latino Studies Institute)
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Boletín V.12:No.2 (2007), Fordham University Latin American And Latino Studies Institute
Boletín V.12:No.2 (2007), Fordham University Latin American And Latino Studies Institute
Boletín (Fordham University. Latin American and Latino Studies Institute)
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A Tale Of Two Priests And Two Struggles: Liberation Theology From Dictatorship To Democracy In The Brazilian Northeast, Jan Hoffman French
A Tale Of Two Priests And Two Struggles: Liberation Theology From Dictatorship To Democracy In The Brazilian Northeast, Jan Hoffman French
Sociology and Anthropology Faculty Publications
Land for the landless, food for the hungry, literacy for the uneducated— not through charitable works, but by forcing the state to take seriously its responsibilities to its poorest citizens. This was integral to the theology of liberation as it was practiced by bishops, priests, and nuns in Brazil beginning shortly after the close of the Second Vatican Council in 1965. Important sectors of the Brazilian Catholic Church were “opting for the poor” at a time when economic development, modernization, and democracy were not considered appropriate or meaningful partners in the repressive environment characterized by the Brazilian military dictatorship (1964-1985).
The Lost Sheep: Experiences Of Religious Gay Men In Havana, Cuba, Michael Maher Jr
The Lost Sheep: Experiences Of Religious Gay Men In Havana, Cuba, Michael Maher Jr
Education: School of Education Faculty Publications and Other Works
The focus of the article is interviews with ten religious gay men in Havana. Interviews were conducted in 1999 and 2000. The men were from Catholic, Santeria, Protestant, and Pentecostal backgrounds. Common perceptions were that Santeria was the most welcoming religion to gays and that Pentecostalism was the least welcoming to gays. While many non-Catholics viewed the Catholic Church as welcoming, the gay Catholics in the study did not see the Church as welcoming, but they did tend to see it as more welcoming than Pentecostalism. Almost all the men in the study had come to reconcile their sexuality and …