Nuestra fe
Subtitle: a Latin American church history sourcebook
By: Ondina E. González, Justo L. González
Contributors: González, Justo L., author
Publisher: Abingdon Press
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 239
ISBN-13: 9781426774263
Subjects: Sources; Christianity; Church history
Description: Spanning more than five hundred years, this illustrated book covers the rich history of Christianity in Latin America as it describes and clarifies Christianity's multiplicity of expressions. Each chapter includes a general introduction that sets the context and themes of that chapter's readings along with questions to help the reader interact with the primary source. Each section includes sources that look at the way Christianity manifested and continues to manifest itself in the life of Latin American society, including women, enslaved and indigenous populations, and its modern-day marginalized sectors. (Back cover).
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-239).
Table of contents: title: 1. Foundations. Source one: A God-given destiny; title: Source two: Ancient beliefs; title: Source three: A surprising market; title: Source four: Conversion of an Inca; title: Source five: A tragedy in pictures; title: 2. Arrival. Source one: A gift from the Pope; title: Source two: Justifying the unjustifiable; title: Source three: A God compromises; title: Source four: The Virgin speaks to Juan Diego; title: Source five: A scholar's view; title: Source six: An entire people in hell?; title: 3. Shaping. Source one: A priest reports; title: Source two: On becoming a saint; title: Source three: Theology in the kitchen; title: Source four: The Inquisition at work; title: Source five: Magic and love; title: 4. Reforms. Source one: The royal throne and the Holy See; title: Source two: Cloak and dagger; title: Source three: Who can say, "I do"?; title: Source four: Correction or abuse?; title: Source five: Travels in Brazil; title: 5. Turmoil. Source one: Submit and be good; title: Source two: El Supremo's temper tantrum; title: Source three: A slave code; title: Source four: Faith in a healer; title: Source five: An alternate creed; title: Source six: A last-ditch effort; title: Protestant presence. Source one: The President's visit; title: Source two: Unwelcomed peddlers; title: Source three: Race and mission; title: Source four: A woman's view; title: Source five: A radical perspective; title: Source six: A poet's fear and faith; title: 7. Protestants and Catholics. Source one: The Archbishop complains; title: Source two: A Catholic woman's plan for action; title: Source three: A call to change from a Nobel laureate; title: Source four: Justifying a presence; title: Source five: We are not all Catholic; title: Source six: La violencia; title: 8. The Catholic Church faces new situations. Source one: The bishops look forward; title: Source two: Liberation and change; title: Source three: An official reprimand; title: Source four: The Magi; title: Source five: A retablo; title: Source six: Another retablo; title: 9. A complex reality. Source one: The Holy Spirit in Chile; title: Source two: Quichua Pentecostals; title: Source three: A charismatic priest; title: Source four: Shangó; title: Source five: Reyita's faith; title: Source six: An immigrant's tale; title: Source seven: The Catholic response; title: Source eight: A Protestant response; title: Source nine: Graffiti theology.