The Opium of God’s People: Latin American/Hispanic Theology, Popular Religiosity, and the Challenge of Narcotrafficking
The manipulation of popular religiosity by drug trafficking at the epicenter of the world drug market represents a challenge for Latin American theology. How might it reflect on popular religiosity in areas replete with cartels? How might it help popular religiosity to become the fruit of true justi...
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| Tipo de documento: | Recurso Electrónico Artigo |
| Idioma: | Inglês |
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Sage Publ.
2021
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Theology today
Ano: 2021, Volume: 77, Número: 4, Páginas: 426-439 |
| Classificações IxTheo: | CH Cristianismo e sociedade FA Teologia KBR América Latina KDB Igreja católica |
| Outras palavras-chave: | B
Latin American theology
B Pope Francis B narcotrafficking B Hispanic theology B Popular Religiosity |
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Volltext (Resolving-System) |
| Resumo: | The manipulation of popular religiosity by drug trafficking at the epicenter of the world drug market represents a challenge for Latin American theology. How might it reflect on popular religiosity in areas replete with cartels? How might it help popular religiosity to become the fruit of true justice without imposing the judgmental worldview of enlightened elites? This article will attempt to answer both questions over the course of four sections. First, it will describe the history of Latin American revaluations of popular religiosity as a theological starting point. Second, it will demonstrate the conceptualization of popular religion by Latin American and Hispanic scholars and theologians in the United States. Third, it will analyze how drug trafficking permeates popular religiosity in Latin America. Finally, it will propose an appropriate pastoral and theological approach to popular religiosity in areas affected by drug trafficking. |
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| ISSN: | 2044-2556 |
| Obras secundárias: | Enthalten in: Theology today
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0040573620956667 |