Click here to see a video interview with Emelio Betances. Click here to access the tables referenced in the book. Since the 1960s, the Catholic Church has acted

The contributors to this volume -- scholars and clergy from both North and South America -- describe the complex relationship between religion and state in Lati

The author surveys the literature on the reasons for Pentecostal growth and Catholic retrenchment in Latin America and assesses the socioeconomic and political

The authors examine popular religion as a vital source of new values and experiences as well as a source of pressure for change in the church, political life, a

Complex and profound changes have been taking place in the Latin American Catholic Church in the 20th century which have often been misunderstood and misreprese