“Citizens of the Kingdom”: Toward a Social History of Radical Christianity in Latin America

1988 ◽  
Vol 34 ◽  
pp. 3-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael F. Jiménez
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Social History ◽  
Lower Class ◽  
Kingdom Of God ◽  
Modern World ◽  
Radical Politics ◽  
Son Of Man ◽  
History Of ◽  
Central Pillar ◽  
Liberation Theologian

In 1981 liberation theologian José Porfirio Miranda argued that the parable of the weeds in Matthew was a clear guide for a radical politics in the modern world. According to the Mexican mathematician and union adviser, Jesus' explanation that “the farmer sowing seeds is the Son of Man, the field is the world, the good seed the citizens of the Kingdom” was an injunction to achieve justice and freedom in the present. This earthly incarnation of the Kingdom of God was a central pillar of resistance to capitalism among middle-and lower-class groups in Latin America in the last third of the twentieth century, from human rights activism in the Southern Cone to Central America's revolutionary insurrections.

scholarly journals Book Reviews

1984 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-48
Author(s):  
Marvin Reed ◽  
Donn C. Neal ◽  
Reuben Garner ◽  
James A. Zabel ◽  
Fred R. Van Hartesveldt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Social History ◽  
Modern World ◽  
State University ◽  
International Affairs ◽  
State College ◽  
History Of ◽  
Southern Music ◽  
State And Local ◽  
The University

Harry V. Jaffa. Crisis of the House Divided: An Interpretation of the Issues in the Lincoln-Douglas Debates. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1982. Pp. 451. Paper, $9.95. Review by Charles F. Bryan, Jr. of the University of Tennessee-Knoxville. Arthur S. Link and Richard L. McCormick. Progressivism. Arlington Heights, Illinois: Harlan Davidson, Inc., 1983. Pp. ix, 149. Paper, $6.95. Review by Paul L. Silver of Johnson State College. William H. Chafe and Harvard Stikoff, eds. A History of Our Time: Readings on Postwar America. New York: Oxford University Press, 1983. Pp. xiii, 386. Paper, $10.95. Review by Edward L. Schapsmeier of Illinois State University. Robert s. McElvaine, ed. Down & Out in the Great Depression: Letters from the "Forgotten Man." Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, 1983. Pp. xvii, 251. Cloth, $23.00; Paper, $8.95. Review by William F. Mugleston of Mountain View College. G. de Bertier de Sauvigny and David H. Pinkney. History of France. Revised and Enlarged Edition. Arlington Heights, Illinois: The Forum Press, 1983. Pp. 436. Cloth, $28.50; Paper, $17.95. Review by W. Benjamin Kennedy of West Georgia College. Brian Catchpole. A Map History of the Modern World. London and Exeter: Heinemann Educational Books, Ltd., 1982. Third Edition. Pp. 169. Paper, $6.50. Review by Dan Levinson of Thayer Academy. Glenn E. Perry. The Middle East: Fourteen Islamic Centuries. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1983. Pp. xv, 350. Paper, $15.95. Review by Arthur Q. Larson of Westmar College. Bill C. Malone. Southern Music, American Music. Lexington: The University Press of Kentucky, 1979. Pp. x, 203. Cloth, $16.00. Review by Monroe Billington of New Mexico State University. Walter Laqueur. Europe since Hitler: The Rebirth of Europe. New York: Penguin Books, 1982. Pp. 607. Paper, $6.95. Review by Steven Philip Kramer, International Affairs Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations 1983-1984. Sydney Wood. The British Welfare State 1900-1950. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1982. Pp. 48. Paper, $3.95. Review by Fred R. van Hartesveldt of Fort Valley State College. John G. Stoessinger. Why Nations Go to War. Third Edition. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1982. Pp. xiii, 226. Cloth, $12.95; Paper, $6.95. Review by James A. Zabel of The School of the Ozarks. Richard L. Rubenstein. The Age of Triage: Fear and Hope in an Overcrowded World. Boston: Beacon Press, 1983. Pp. 301. Cloth, $15.50. Review by Reuben Garner of Empire State College. Douglas A. Noverr and Lawrence E. Ziewacz. The Games They Played: Sports in American History, 1865-1980. Chicago: Nelson-Hall, Inc., Pp. vii, 423. Cloth, $34.95. Review by Donn C. Neal of the Pittsburgh Council on Higher Education. James B. Gardner and George Rollie Adams, eds. Ordinary People and Everyday Life: Perspectives on the New Social History. Nashville: The American Association for State and Local History, 1983. Pp. viii, 215. Cloth, $17.95. Review by Marvin Reed of Brown University.

Zoos in Latin America

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Regina Horta Duarte
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Social History ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Animal Rights ◽  
Social Transformation ◽  
Animal Protection ◽  
Global Connections ◽  
History Of ◽  
High Standards ◽  
The 19Th Century

Modern zoos emerged as mass entertainment, spaces of public leisure and of culture. In the past, they served as monuments and expressions of the degree of “civilization” and progress of a city and its respective country. In Latin America, zoos date from the last quarter of the 19th century. The history of Latin American zoos is a political, cultural, and social history. The conditions of their creation and operation over the decades have conferred important specificities to these institutions. Since their inception, zoos in Latin America have reflected nationalistic aspirations, civilizational projects, and social transformation. Over the decades, the history of many zoos has blended with natural history in Latin America, as many zoo founders were important scientists. The development of new sensitivities toward animals also follows the history of zoos in Latin America from the beginning, because the first animal protection societies appeared at the same time. Today, zoos face vigorous claims from animal rights activists calling for their closure. In view of so many challenges, these institutions are reinventing themselves with an increased focus on conservation and environmental education, joining international zoological societies with high standards of quality. Among several of these societies, the Latin American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums (ALPZA) stands out. Founded in 1990, ALPZA organizes, reshapes, and integrates Latin American zoos, establishing global connections. Various actors play a role in the defense and contestation of zoos, such as politicians, scientists, conservationists, animal protection societies, anti-zoo activists, visitors, administrators, officials, and, of course, thousands of wild animals from all over the world who have lived in Latin American cities for decades.

scholarly journals Evidences, Methodologies, Analysis, and the Joy of Historical Research: An Interview with Noble David Cook

Histórica ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 161-175
Author(s):  
Adrián Lerner Patrón
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Social History ◽  
Demographic History ◽  
Historical Research ◽  
Colonial Latin America ◽  
The Andes ◽  
History Of ◽  
Methodological Approaches ◽  
The City

Noble David Cook is a leading historian of the demographic and social history of the Andes and the Atlantic World. In this interview, he discusses the origins of his interest in the histories of Peru, the Andes, and the Iberian Atlantic; the methodological approaches that influenced his work; how he sees the evolution, present and future of the fields of demographic history and Colonial Latin America; the role of the archive in his career; his vital and intellectual links with the city of Sevilla; his collaborations with his wife Alexandra Parma Cook; his long history of engagement with Peruvian scholars; and his perspectives on the current COVID-19 crisis.

Mary, Mother of Jesus

2020 ◽  
pp. 472-487
Author(s):  
Jeanette Rodriguez
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Dominican Republic ◽  
Social History ◽  
History Of Christianity ◽  
The People ◽  
Devotional Practices ◽  
History Of ◽  
Affective Bond

Throughout the history of Christianity in Latin America, Mary has been portrayed in multiple manifestations (e.g. Our Lady of Charity in Cuba, Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia in the Dominican Republic, and Nossa Senhora Aparecida in Brazil). She is the official patron of countries, cities, and neighborhoods, known by many names in devotional practices, and central to the region’s religio-social history. Given Latin America’s rich, varied, and complex expressions of both Christianity and Marian Devotions, this chapter focuses on three separate understandings of Mary as presented by Richard Nebel: (1) the person of Mary, (2) the deep affective bond that encompasses millions of her devotees, and (3) the genuine evangelization of the people devoted to her. As an example of these three theological trajectories, the chapter offers a reflection on the Guadalupe Event and its continued broad impact on the faith life of her devotees.

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