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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 OShaughnessy offer a detailed study of the religious sources of the revolution set against the backgound of the revolutionary traditions of the United States.Nicaraguas Other Revolution places the experience of the Nicaraguan Revolution in a historical framework that extends back to the Protestant Reformation and in an institutional framework that encompasses the whole of Nicaraguan politics. Examining the broad process of religious change, this work explores how that process interacted with the political struggles that culminated in the revolution. Dodson and OShaughnessy conclude that the religious values and attitudes arising out of postconciliar renewal in the church contributed powerfully to demands for revolutionary change in Nicaragua.In England and America the Protestant Reformation gave a tremendous boost to demands for democratic changes in society and politics. This work shows that something similar happened in Catholic Central America in the post-Medellin period. Changes in religious thought and action were part of, and served to reinforce and stimulate, a wider movement for social and political change. Without denying the importance of Marxism, the authors demonstrate that other important influences are at work there.A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.
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Nicaragua's Other Revolution : Religious Faith and Political Struggle
author
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Dodson, Michael.; O'Shaughnessy, Laura Nuzzi.
publisher
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University of North Carolina Press
isbn10 | asin
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0807842664
print isbn13
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9780807842669
ebook isbn13
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9780807861066
language
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English
subject
Nicaragua--History--Revolution, 1979--Religious aspects--Christianity, Christians--Nicaragua--Political activity--History--20th century, Catholic Church--Nicaragua--Clergy--Political activity--History--20th century, Church and social problems--Catholic Ch
publication date
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1990
lcc
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F1528.D63 1990eb
ddc
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261.7/097285
subject
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Nicaragua--History--Revolution, 1979--Religious aspects--Christianity, Christians--Nicaragua--Political activity--History--20th century, Catholic Church--Nicaragua--Clergy--Political activity--History--20th century, Church and social problems--Catholic Ch
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Nicaragua's Other Revolution
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Don Pedro: Delegado
You walk three miles on mountain roads to read the Word imperfectly with gaunt and Mayan people of no water little food less hope
You stand before them having nothing but your self and faith. They stare at you intently comprehending that you stand for God. The poor (and you) have nothing else.
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Nicaragua's Other Revolution
Religious Faith and Political Struggle
Michael Dodson and Laura Nuzzi O'Shaughnessy
The University of North Carolina Press Chapel Hill and London
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(c) 1990 The University of North Carolina Press All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America
The paper in this book meets the guidelines for permanence and durability of the Committee on Production Guidelines for Book Longevity of the Council on Library Resources.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Dodson, Michael, 1944 Nicaragua's other revolution : religious faith and political struggle / by Michael Dodson and Laura Nuzzi O'Shaughnessy. p. cm. Bibliography: p. Includes index. ISBN 0-8078-1881-X (alk. paper). - ISBN 0-8078-4266-4 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. NicaraguaHistoryRevolution, 1979Religious aspects Christianity. 2. ChristiansNicaraguaPolitical activityHis tory20th century. 3. Catholic ChurchNicaraguaClergy Political activityHistory20th century. 4. Church and social problemsCatholic ChurchHistory20th century. 5. Church and social problemsNicaraguaHistory20th century. 6. Catholic ChurchNicaraguaHistory20th century. 7. Nica raguaChurch history20th century. I. O'Shaughnessy, Laura Nuzzi. II. Title. F1528.D63 1990 261.7097285dc20 89-35448 CIP
"Don Pedro: Delegado" by Evelyn Mattern is reproduced by permission of the author and the publisher, America Press, Inc., 106 West 56th Street, New York, NY 10019. (c) 1982 All Rights Reserved.
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To those Nicaraguans who have tried to live their religious faith as part of a broader struggle for justice. Although they are poor, like their counterparts throughout Latin America, these humble people have profoundly influenced the shape of theology and politics in our time.
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CONTENTS
Preface
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Part One Religion and Modern Democratic Revolutions
1
1 The Nicaraguan Revolution and Its Antecedents
3
2 A Crisis Erupts in Central America
14
3 The Religious Roots of North American Politics
33
4 Patterns of Political Development in the Americas
50
Part Two The Traditional Church and the Prophetic Church
71
5 Tradition and Change in the Christian Churches
76
6 Post-Medelln Challenge and Response
102
7 Religious Renewal and Popular Mobilization
116
Part Three Religion at the Center of Revolutionary Struggle
141
8 The Churches in a Revolutionary Society
145
9 The Churches and the Emerging Contra War
176
10 Religion, Revolution, and the Reagan Doctrine
204
11 Conclusion
238
Notes
245
Index
269
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Michael Dodson also benefited from a fellowship at the Calvin Center for Christian Scholarship of Calvin College, which he held during the 1986-87 academic year. Affiliation with the Calvin Center brought the authors into association with creative scholars whose advice and critical reading of several chapters helped to sharpen the manuscript. Bill Cook, Lance Grahn, Sidney Rooy, Gordon Spykman, and John Stam exemplified a commitment to the truth and a love for Central America that continue to inspire us. Their friendship and that of their wives greatly enriched a stimulating and challenging year. Affiliation with the Calvin Center made it possible for both authors to travel extensively in Central America during the first two months of 1987. Michael Dodson wishes to express his gratitude to Texas Christian University (TCU) for providing the leave time that made the above periods of research possible. Laura O'Shaughnessy would like to thank Thomas Holladay, then director of the Latin American Studies program at Cornell University, for facilitating her stay as a visiting fellow in the spring of 1985. Special thanks go to St. Lawrence University for its initial research support and especially to Dean G. Andrew Rembert for encouraging her to continue research for the book by designing her job as associate dean in such a way as to permit continued work in the field.
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