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The people's church : Bishop Samuel Ruiz of Mexico and why he matters
- Title
- The people's church : Bishop Samuel Ruiz of Mexico and why he matters / Gary MacEóin.
- Author
- MacEóin, Gary, 1909-2003.
- Publication
- New York : Crossroad, 1996.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | F1256.R85 M3 1996 | Off-site |
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- Description
- v, 174 pages : 1 map; 21 cm
- Summary
- A sea change in what it means to be church is sweeping the Mexican state of Chiapas. Impoverished people are being empowered to take up their mats and walk.
- The wind behind this movement is Bishop Samuel Ruiz. He has enraged cattle barons and land owners who resent his role in ending the exploitation of native peoples. He has angered Vatican officials who feel threatened by a model of church that they do not control. But the church is alive in Chiapas - and Gary MacEoin reveals the powerful lessons it holds for all who seek to build a church that is building life.
- Subjects
- Church and state
- Ejército Zapatista de Liberación Nacional (Mexico)
- Chiapas (Mexico) > History > Peasant Uprising, 1994-
- Catholic Church > Diocese of Chiapas (Mexico)
- Church work with the poor > Catholic Church > History > 20th century
- Ruiz García, Samuel
- Mexico > Politics and government > 1988-2000
- Christianity and politics
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-169) and index.
- Contents
- 1. Roots of Grace -- 2. The Diocesan Pastoral Plan -- 3. Conflict with Civil Authority -- 4. Rifts in the Mexican Church -- 5. Mexico Seen from Below -- 6. Prigione Tells Ruiz to Resign -- 7. The Zapatista Uprising -- 8. Rome vs. San Cristobal -- 9. Ruiz a Marxist? -- 10. Challenging the Caciques -- 11. In Chiapas, Unfinished Business -- 12. Church of the Future.
- ISBN
- 0824515765
- LCCN
- 95049788
- OCLC
- 33898797
- ocm33898797
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries