Catholics and Protestants both strongly mobilized against the horrors of the military regime in Brazil, forging their religious beliefs with a fierce devotion to social justice.<\/p>\n
Click here to read an essay by Ralph Della Cava.<\/a> This paper examines the Catholic Church\u2019s interaction with Brazilian society from the military coup of 1964 through the years of repression and the long process of the abertura<\/em> up to the inauguration of the New Republic in 1985. The author emphasizes the changing nature of the Church\u2019s role in the abertura<\/em>, and outlines the history of the \u201cPeople\u2019s Church\u201d during this period, in particular the proliferation of the Comunidades Eclesiais de Base<\/em>. The concluding section analyzes the turn to a conservative restoration within the Church in relation to the question of the durability of the CEBs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Catholics and Protestants both strongly mobilized against the horrors of the military regime in Brazil, forging their religious beliefs with a fierce devotion to social justice. Helpful links Click here to read an essay by Ralph Della Cava. This paper … Continue reading