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THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN LATIN AMERICA:
AN EVALUATION OF THE INSTITUTIONAL AND POLITICAL IMPACTS
OF PROGRESSIVE CHURCH REFORMS
by
Alexandra Toll
___________________________________________________________________
A Thesis Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
MASTER OF ARTS
(ECONOMICS)
May 2008
Copyright 2008 Alexandra Toll
Object Description
| Title | The Catholic church in Latin America: an evaluation of the institutional and political impacts of progressive church reforms |
| Author | Toll, Alexandra |
| Author email | toll@usc.edu |
| Degree | Master of Arts |
| Document type | Thesis |
| Degree program | Economics |
| School | College of Letters, Arts and Sciences |
| Date defended/completed | 2008-01-01 |
| Date submitted | 2008 |
| Restricted until | Unrestricted |
| Date published | 2008-01-24 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Nugent, Jeffrey |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Kuran, Timur Lamy, Steven |
| Abstract | Latin America's progressive church era during the 1960s, 1970s and early 1980s provides an interesting reference point for the theory of religion's transformative potential. Building on concepts from social movement theory and studies on the economics of religion, Latin America's progressive transformation is examined with respect to its role in civic activism and its impact on the institution's structural growth. In response to Protestant competition, and as a result of political and economic hardships, liberal ecumenical reforms were introduced during Latin America's progressive church era that placed the religious community at the forefront of politics. The Church's role as a mobilizing structure contributed to its success in organizing society to combat oppressive regimes and to protest economic policies. Furthermore, the Church's recognition of structural limitations inhibiting its competitive strategy led to a shift in personnel recruitment that emphasized lay leadership and community involvement. Christian Base Communities empowered lay religious leaders and gave them a new and more hands-on role in evangelizing, as well as in defining the scope of religious involvement in every day affairs. |
| Keyword | religion; Latin America; liberation theology; social movement |
| Geographic subject | subcontinents: Central America |
| Geographic subject (continent) | South America |
| Coverage date | circa 1960/1990 |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m989 |
| Rights | Toll, Alexandra |
| Repository name | Libraries, University of Southern California |
| Repository address | Los Angeles, California |
| Repository email | http://www.usc.edu/isd/libraries/services/ask_a_librarian/email/ |
| Filename | etd-Toll-20080124 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume51/etd-Toll-20080124.pdf |
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| Title | Page 1 |
| Full text | THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN LATIN AMERICA: AN EVALUATION OF THE INSTITUTIONAL AND POLITICAL IMPACTS OF PROGRESSIVE CHURCH REFORMS by Alexandra Toll ___________________________________________________________________ A Thesis Presented to the FACULTY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree MASTER OF ARTS (ECONOMICS) May 2008 Copyright 2008 Alexandra Toll |
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