Still Opting for the Poor: The Brazilian Catholic Church and the National Movement of the Street Population
Have rumors of the demise of liberation theology been greatly exaggerated? There is a prevailing belief among scholars and other observers that the Latin American Catholic Church has withdrawn from the preferential option for the poor, which had encouraged a combination of faith and activism for soc...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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[2020]
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Journal for the scientific study of religion
Year: 2020, Volume: 59, Issue: 4, Pages: 586-605 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Brazil
/ Holy See (motif)
/ Liberation theology
/ Pastoring the poor
/ Work among the homeless
/ Movimento Nacional da População em Situação de Rua
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| RelBib Classification: | CG Christianity and Politics CH Christianity and Society FD Contextual theology KBR Latin America KDB Roman Catholic Church |
| Further subjects: | B
Liberation Theology
B preferential option for the poor B Brazil B Catholic Church B Social Movements B Latin America |
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| Summary: | Have rumors of the demise of liberation theology been greatly exaggerated? There is a prevailing belief among scholars and other observers that the Latin American Catholic Church has withdrawn from the preferential option for the poor, which had encouraged a combination of faith and activism for social justice. This article challenges that belief by means of qualitative data gathered during 8 months in Brazil that provide evidence of close connections between the Pastoral of the Street, a church program that mobilizes homeless people, and the National Movement of the Street Population (MNPR). The principal data came from 42 interviews with homeless or formerly homeless people, movement leaders, and religious sisters and lay workers in the pastoral program. Participant observation and documentary research supplemented the interviews. The findings demonstrate that the Pastoral of the Street helped to create the MNPR and continues to provide it with material and ideological support. |
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| ISSN: | 1468-5906 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal for the scientific study of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/jssr.12678 |