Elective affinities between Sandinismo (as socialist idea) and liberation theology in the Nicaraguan Revolution
The history of the Nicaraguan Revolution has received considerable analytical attention. Typically, the successful overthrow of the Somoza regime in the late 1970s is associated with the Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional, a Marxist/socialist inspired vanguard group. While the role Christians...
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| Medienart: | Elektronisch Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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Sage
[2020]
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Critical research on religion
Jahr: 2020, Band: 8, Heft: 2, Seiten: 153-177 |
| normierte Schlagwort(-folgen): | B
Nicaragua
/ Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional
/ Theologie der Befreiung
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| RelBib Classification: | CG Christentum und Politik FD Kontextuelle Theologie KBR Lateinamerika |
| weitere Schlagwörter: | B
Liberation Theology
B Nicaragua B elective affinities B Socialism B St. Paul B Revolution |
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| Zusammenfassung: | The history of the Nicaraguan Revolution has received considerable analytical attention. Typically, the successful overthrow of the Somoza regime in the late 1970s is associated with the Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional, a Marxist/socialist inspired vanguard group. While the role Christians played in the revolution is often acknowledged as a significant one, in part because many Sandinista cadres were Christian revolutionaries, little attention has been paid to the degree to which Sandinismo, as a unique perspective on socialism, shares elective affinities with liberation theology, a prophetic expression of Christianity. This manuscript sets out to explore the relationship between liberation theology and Sandinismo-as-socialism. It starts by considering the perspective of Christian revolutionaries on this relationship. It then identifies the electives affinities between the aforementioned cultural frameworks, and it evaluates the Nicaraguan Revolution in light of these elective affinities. The latter evaluation includes exploring the connection between Saint Paul and what it means to be a Sandinista revolutionary. |
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| ISSN: | 2050-3040 |
| Enthält: | Enthalten in: Critical research on religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/2050303220924110 |