Priest under fire
Subtitle: Padre David Rodríguez, the Catholic Church, and El Salvador's revolutionary movement
By: Peter M. Sánchez
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 308
ISBN-13: 9780813061191
Copyright date: 2015
Subjects: Catholic Church; Insurgency; Biography; Clergy; History
Description: Through interviews with David Rodriguez and a good helping of critical historical context, Sanchez illustrates the extent to which some religious leaders played pivotal roles in the popular movement of El Salvador's political crisis of the 1970s and 1980s.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-293) and index.
Table of contents: title: A man and questions for all seasons: leaders and ideas in contentious politics; title: The training of a traditional priest: "I would like to be a pastor of souls"; title: The awakening of a priest: "You have ruined the parish!:; title: The radicalization of a priest: "You are now "Joaquín""; title: A revolutionary priest: "The "Che" of the Bible"; title: A democratic priest: "Padre David has the word"; title: One priest's quest for the promised land: ""El Chele" David has always been a leader."