The History of the Catholic Church in Latin America: From Conquest to Revolution and Beyond
"Stimulating...Schwaller takes readers on an even-paced and informative journey through 500 years of Catholic history."-Matthew Butler,Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion"Schwaller has produced a book that has long been needed in Latin American studies...one leaves reading [him] with vivid details rather than pre-digested summaries."-,Journal of Latin American Studies"It is comprehensive, providing a good overview of its subject...it appreciates complexity and diversity within the Church."-Missiology,"Schwaller provides a largely cohesive and authoritative narrative, which offers strong judgments about the church during each period under discussion, and seeks to highlight commonalities over regional differences."-Commonweal,"another fine work of synthesis that brings together more than a generation of rich scholarship in the field"-Hispanic American Historical Review,