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....
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Type de support: | Imprimé Article |
Langue: | Anglais |
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Sage Publications
1986
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Latin American perspectives
Année: 1986, Volume: 13, Numéro: 3, Pages: 59-70 |
Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Amérique latine
Théologie de la libération
Critique sociale
Lutte des classes
Sociologie des religions
B Sociologie des religions B Critique sociale B Amérique latine B Théologie de la libération B Lutte des classes |
Résumé: | 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 |
Contient: | In: Latin American perspectives
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