Liberation theology and class analysis : a reassessment of religion and class
Liberation theologians use sociological conflict theory to describe and analyze the relationship between religion and social class. Their use of the analytical tools of the classical tradition offers them an understanding of the relations betweeen the catholic church and the elite and upper classes....
| Published in: | Latin American perspectives |
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage Publications
1986
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Latin American perspectives
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| Further subjects: | B
Social criticism
B Religious sociology B Liberation theology B Class struggle B Latin America Liberation theology Social criticism Class struggle Religious sociology B Latin America |
| Summary: | Liberation theologians use sociological conflict theory to describe and analyze the relationship between religion and social class. Their use of the analytical tools of the classical tradition offers them an understanding of the relations betweeen the catholic church and the elite and upper classes. They also comment on the relationships betweeen North American protestantism and new forms of domination on their continent. The liberation theologians provide the beginnings of a new sociology of religion |
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| ISSN: | 0094-582X |
| Contains: | In: Latin American perspectives
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