The War of Gods: Religion and Politics in Latin America

by Michael Löwy and Michael Löwy

Book Overview

The War of Gods traces the intimate relationship between religion, politics and social issues in Latin America over the last three decades, as liberation theology has reinterpreted the vocation of the Catholic Church and as Protestantism has made inroads on traditional Catholic strongholds. In the 1960s liberation theology addressed itself to the problems of a continent racked by poverty and oppression. Comprising a network of localized communities...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1859840027
• ISBN13: 9781859840023
• Release Date: July 1996
• Publisher: Verso
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.3" x 8.4"