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Nowhere has the relationship between state and church been more volatile in recent decades than in Latin America. This book explains why Catholic leaders in some countries came to oppose dictatorial rule and, equally important, why many did not. Using historical and statistical evidence from 12 countries, Gill for the first time uncovers the causal connection between religious competition and the rise of progressive Catholicism. In places where evangelical Protestantism and "spiritist" sects made inroads among poor Catholics, Church leaders championed the rights of the poor and turned against authoritarian regimes to retain parishioners. Where competition was minimal, bishops maintained good relations with military rulers. Applying economic reasoning to an entirely new setting, the book offers a theory of religious competition that dramatically revises our understanding of church-state relations.

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Book category Books in English Humanities Religion & beliefs Christianity

• Full title: Rendering Unto Caesar
• Subtitle: Catholic Church and the State in Latin America
• Author: Anthony Gill
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 278
• EAN: 9780226293837
• ID: 04545149
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Weight: 624 g
• Dimensions: 237 × 164 × 25 mm
• Date of publishing: 15. January 1998

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