The Influence of US’ Geopolitics in the Latin American Liberation Theology in the Period 1960-1990
Keywords:
geopolitics of religion, international relations, liberation theology, Vatican, Latin America.
Abstract
The article reviews the reasons that led the USA to interpret the new ecclesial movement of Liberation Theology in Latin America as a threat to their interests in the continent and fight it in the political and cultural areas. Correctly understand the causes and derivations of the US stance against implies putting emerging church movement within the broader actors and variables in which the Cold War unfolded and in which Latin America was a more confrontational scenario frame. For its part, the Catholic Church represents, again, the lack of alignment between its politics and its pastoral and evangelical side.Downloads
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- LA INFLUENCIA DE LA GEOPOLITICA ESTADOUNIDENSE EN LA TEOLOGÍA DE LA LIBERACIÓN DESARROLLADA EN LATINOAMERICA EN EL PERIODO 1960-1990. (Español (España))
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- Cambios realizados tras las evaluaciones (Español (España))
- LA INFLUENCIA DE LA GEOPOLITICA ESTADOUNIDENSE EN LA TEOLOGÍA DE LA LIBERACIÓN DESARROLLADA EN LATINOAMERICA EN EL PERIODO 1960-1990. (Español (España))
- LA INFLUENCIA DE LA GEOPOLITICA ESTADOUNIDENSE EN LA TEOLOGÍA DE LA LIBERACIÓN DESARROLLADA EN LATINOAMERICA EN EL PERIODO 1960-1990. (Español (España))
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2014-12-18
How to Cite
Somiedo García J. P. (2014). The Influence of US’ Geopolitics in the Latin American Liberation Theology in the Period 1960-1990. Geopolítica(s). Revista de estudios sobre espacio y poder, 5(1), 79-98. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_GEOP.2014.v5.n1.44400
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