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Activist faith : grassroots women in democratic Brazil and Chile /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Drogus, Carol Ann
Other Authors: Stewart-Gambino, Hannah W.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, [2005]
Subjects:
Catholic women > Brazil > Political activity > History > 20th century.
Basic Christian communities > Political aspects > Brazil > History > 20th century.
Christianity and politics > Brazil > History > 20th century.
Catholic women > Chile > Political activity > History > 20th century.
Basic Christian communities > Political aspects > Chile > History > 20th century.
Christianity and politics > Chile > History > 20th century.
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Table of Contents:
  • Activism and its aftermath
  • Understanding invisibility : perspectives on social movement decline
  • Resurrecting civil society : Christian base communities under military rule
  • Earthquake versus erosion : church retreat and social movement decline
  • Keeping the faith : empowerment and activism in a new era
  • Catholics and Pentecostals : possibilities for alliance
  • Activist women and women's activists : possibilities for networking with feminist groups
  • Legacies of activism : personal empowerment, movement survival.