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BL
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982159
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b736529
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Nadeau, Kathleen M.,1952-
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| Title & Author
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Liberation theology in the Philippines : : faith in a revolution /\ Kathleen M. Nadeau ; foreword by John A. Larkin.
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| Publication Statement
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Westport, Conn. :: Praeger,, 2002.
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| Series Statement
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Religion in the age of transformation,
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1 online resource (xviii, 129 pages) :: illustrations.
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| ISBN
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0313075301
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: 9780313075308
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0275971988
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9780275971984
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 117-126) and index.
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| Contents
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Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction: The People's Church; PART I: ROOTS OF RESISTANCE THEOLOGY; 1 Peasant Resistance and Religious Protests in Early Philippine Society: Turning Friars against the Grain; 2 American Colonization (1898-1946) and Repression of Organized Movements: Continuing the Revolution; PART II: LIBERATION AND DEVELOPMENT; 3 Cebu's Basic Ecclesial Community Movement's Alternative Plan for Sustainable Development; 4 The Illusion of "Catching-Up Development" in Cebu; 5 Struggle in the Uplands: Christian Farmers in Cebu.
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Liberation Theology in the Philippines: Faith in a Revolution studies the interrelationship of international development policies and local social and economic structures in the Philippines. This ethnography demonstrates that the application of conventional development paradigms to the situation overlooks the human suffering and displacement experienced by the people for whom the policies are supposed to help. By contrast, the Basic Ecclesial Community (BEC) movement offers an alternative strategy for development that aims to build a more just and community-oriented society, while promoting su.
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Liberation theology-- Philippines.
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Liberation theology.
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RELIGION-- Christian Life-- Social Issues.
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RELIGION-- Christianity-- General.
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Bevrijdingstheologie.
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Philippines.
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| Dewey Classification
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261.8/09599
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BR1260.N325 2002eb
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