| Description |
xix, 314 pages : illustrations, portraits, map ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
First steps of the church in the New World 1492-1519 -- Missions in New Spain, Peru and Brazil 1519-1551 -- Strengthening and organizing the church 1551-1620 -- Missionary church and Hispanic civilization in conflict 1620-1700 -- Church affluence and traditions versus regalism and the Enlightenment 1700-1808 -- Crisis of the wars for independence 1808-1825 -- Catholics: the crisis deepens 1825-1850 -- Protestant beginnings 1630-1850 -- The Catholic church: rupture of the old Christendom 1850-1930 -- Protestants: the missionary societies arrive ... 1850-1930 -- Catholics: The renaissance of the elites and the model of a "new Christendom" 1930-1962 -- Protestants: systematic expansion 1930-1961 -- Catholics: a new beginning 1962-1985 -- Protestants: facing the social questions 1961-1985. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-303) and index. |
| Subject |
Latin America -- Church history -- Sources.
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| Added Author |
Goodpasture, H. McKennie.
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| ISBN |
0883445905 |
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0883445913 paperback |
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