History of Religion and Society in Latin America
This course introduces you to the politics of Christianity in twentieth-century Latin America in three
ways. Important primary and secondary sources will be discussed in this course, from foundational documents
of the Cold War to the screeds of Catholic traditionalists and the theological arguments of liberationists,
from chapters from awardwinning historical monographs to important recent theological arguments.
The course will take an interdisciplinary approach to the studies of RELIGION AND SOCIETY in LATIN AMERICA,
and explain an aspect of the history of Christianity in Latin America that we did not understand before.
This courrse will also analyze key aspects of the relationships between Christianity and politics in
twentieth century Latin America.
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QUESTIONS TO ANSWER
Your paper must make DEATAILED STEP BY STEP process of events from all of the UPLOADED SOURCES from below too.
• Submit an FINAL DRAFT!!! Which will state your final argument,
the argument will be made throughout the paper, and with support from
ALL the sources to back up your claims and OUTLINE TO SUPPORT THE STRUCTURE OF THE PAPER.
You should also position your argument in relation to the existing literature on the subject.
Notes are already in chronological order Clearly in the document attached (READ ALL- SOURCE LIST PDF)
The sources you are using will back your claims on the TITLE above.
You should also position your argument in relation to the existing literature on the subject.
Thoroughly ANALYSE the readings, and refer to time line.
• First draft should include Footnotes & Page numbers for all vital information the sources document and topic.
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INSTRUCTIONS
follow these:
• Read the ALL Sources attached. FOCUS ON THE IMPORTANT CRITICAL ASPECTS!
• CHRONOLOGICALLY make sense of the events LOOK AT FIRST DRAFT PFD FILE on the critical events and themes,
EDIT THIS PAPER INTO A FINAL DRAFT and Keep the Structure of the paper the same with the OUTLINE.
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•State why these informations are important for your research .
(Do not just copy the abstracts back for me)
• Analyse the sources and see if arguments and notes you make will aid in research.
• Make sure the chronological events correspond with the OUTLINE ARRANGEMENT EVEN with the
the arrangement of the FIRST DRAFT.
also paragraphs should have a subheading of what will be discussed.
• USE CHICAGO CITATION for this assignment !!!
• Consult the SOURCE LIST FILE and OUTLINE as you work… TO make the MORE INTELLIGENT AND INTELLECTUAL .
• Make sure to put a reference list of the sources at the bottom of the last page.
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SOURCE CITATIONS BELOW:
•Tuckman, Jo.“Mexico’s leading presidential candidate embraces many religions.” NCR: National Catholic Reporter. (June 2018)
•Sánchez-Talanquer, Mariano, and Kenneth Greene. “Latin America’s Shifting Politics: Mexico’s Party System Under Stress”. Journal of Democracy 29, no. 4 (October 2018): 31-42.
• Hootsen, Jan-Albert. “Mexican Church Anticipates ‘Cordial’ Relations with Incoming President López Obrador.” America (New York, N.Y. : 1909) 219, no. 3 (2018): 1–3.
•Salinas-León, Roberto. “AMLO and the ‘Fourth Transformation’ in Mexico.” Cato Institute. Policy Report, Vol. 41, no.6 (2019).
https://www.cato.org/policy-report/november/december-2019/amlo-fourth-transformation-mexico
• Orsi, Peter. “Mexico president opposes bill to end Church-State Separation”, AP NEWS. Associated Press. (2019)
• Argen, David. “Mexican bishops won’t distribute government morals guide.” The Boston Pilot. (July 2019)
• Maritano, Ana Paula. “México – Diputados debaten: Estado laico vs. Asociaciones religiosas.” Diario Jurídico. (December 2019).
•Olson, Madeleine. “Blurring the Division Between Church and State in AMLO’s Mexico” NACLA. (2020)
• CNA, Church in Mexico backs bill expanding freedom of religious groups. Catholic News Agency. Catholic News Agency. (2020)
• Hoffman, Matthew C. Does the Catholic Church owe an apology for the conquest of the New World? The Catholic World Report. (October 2021).
• Agren, David. “Vatican official visits Mexico to mark 30 years of diplomatic ties.” NCR: National Catholic Reporter (April 2022).
• Silva, Walter Sanchez. “Mexican Bishops to country’s President: We’ve done our jobs as Pastors.” CNA: Catholic News Agency (July 2022)
SECONDARY SOURCES
• Ávila Luis Herrán, “Las Falsas Derechas: Conflict and Convergence in Mexico’s Post-Cristero
Right after the Second Vatican Council,” The Americas 79:2 (2022), 321-350.
Right after the Second Vatican Council,” The Americas 79:2 (2022), 321-350.
• Blancarte, Roberto J. “Recent Changes in Church-State Relations in Mexico: An Historical Approach.” J. Church & St. 35 (1993): 781.
• Cabrera, Luis. “The Mexican Revolution: Its Causes, Purposes and, Results.” The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science 69 (1917): 1–17.
• Camp, Roderic Ai. “The Cross in the Polling Booth: Religion, Politics, and the Laity in Mexico.” Latin American Research Review 29, no. 3 (1994): 69–100.
• Diaz, Bishop Pascual. “State Vs. Church in Mexico.” The North American Review 225, no. 842 (1928): 401–8.
• Kloppe-Santamaría, Gema. “Martyrs, Fanatics, and Pious Militants: Religious Violence and the Secular State in 1930s Mexico,” The Americas 79:2 (2022), 197– 227.
•Misra, Amalendu. “My space/Mi espacio: Evangelical Christianity and identity politics in
Mexico.” Bulletin of Latin American Research 31, no. 1 (2012): 65-79.
Mexico.” Bulletin of Latin American Research 31, no. 1 (2012): 65-79.
•Pomerleau, C. (1981). The Changing Church in Mexico and Its Challenge to the State. The Review of Politics, 43(4), 540–559.
• Serrano, Javier Saldana.”The Unnecessary and Restrictive Constitutional Amendments concerning Religious Freedom in Mexico,” Brigham Young University Law Review 2013, no. 3 (2013): 553-567
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FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS….DO NOT JUST DO WHAT YOU WANT !!!
NO ADDITIONAL SOURCE RESEARCH NEEDED