Catholics and political violence in the twentieth century a global history
Introduction 1. The mystique of sacrifice and political violencePassion and resurrection in IrelandDoctrine, public opinion, and politicsA war waged by saintsSquadrismo, violence, and obedience2. Tradition and rebellion in MexicoAgainst the secular stateHard-line rebels CristerosIn defence of the fa...
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| Zusammenfassung: | Introduction 1. The mystique of sacrifice and political violencePassion and resurrection in IrelandDoctrine, public opinion, and politicsA war waged by saintsSquadrismo, violence, and obedience2. Tradition and rebellion in MexicoAgainst the secular stateHard-line rebels CristerosIn defence of the faith3. Sacralized insurrectionCrusade and terror in SpainA universal struggle in a national battlegroundThe Church in combatEl derecho a la rebeldíaHoly war and the Holy Office4. Revolution and incitement to hatred: the deliberations of Rome during total warThe battle between devilsThe truly Catholic warThe heresy of hatred5. Holy war during the Cold WarNot revolution, but warA crusade to save Hungary?Global mobilizationDiscrimination and disadvantage6. Latin America and revolution as an obligationArmed charity from sociology to guerrilla warfareTransatlantic circulation of ideasTheology and revolutionViolence by the peace-lovers and the mystique of guerrilla warfareFrom liberation to human rights7. Words and deedsThe increasing disconnectionA Catholic element in the origins of the Red Brigades?Division and infiltrationThe beginning of the endThe Sands bomb8. Rwanda: colonialism and its legacyA Catholic country in central AfricaThe Church during the revolutionConstruction of the enemy withinComplicity and silence9. The end of the revolution?Rosaries, not bullets: the Aquino miracl in the PhilippinesLights in the East and the morality of meansAmbivalende and the peace process in the Basque CountryDemocracy and policies of terror: Perus tragic twenty yearsArmed for life: anti-abortion attacks in the United StatesConclusions Written by a leading historian of contemporary Catholicism, this book examines a series of case studies from different parts of the world, selected because of the central role played by the Catholic religion |
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| Beschreibung: | x, 257 Seiten |
| ISBN: | 9781032332178 978-1-032-33217-8 9781032332208 978-1-032-33220-8 |