What happens when liberation theology's attempt to mobilize the Brazilian poor for political and social change meets the realities of church, community, and culture in this predominantly Catholic country? In Women, Religion, and Social Change in Brazil's Popular Church, Carol Ann Drogus assesses the successes and failures of the movement as she documents how religious personality and gender affect the way the urban poor on the eastern outskirts of Sao Paulo respond to the liberationist message. All who are interested in Latin American studies, political science, sociology, anthropology, religion, and women's studies will gain much from Drogus's first-hand reports and careful analysis of the role of women, who are the majority participants in the Popular Church.
- ISBN10 0268019517
- ISBN13 9780268019518
- Publish Date 1 January 1997
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Out of Print 4 October 2008
- Publish Country US
- Imprint University of Notre Dame Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 256
- Language English