From the Preferential Option for the Poor to Conservative Catholicism: the History of the Diocese of Cuernavaca as a Field
This article addresses the transformations in Catholicism within the Cuernavaca Diocese in Mexico from 1952 to 2013. Using a theoretical and methodological approach that builds upon the concepts of nomos and doxa, three epochs of Catholicism in Mexico are identified: the Preferential Option for the...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2021
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International journal of Latin American religions
Year: 2021, Volume: 5, Issue: 2, Pages: 355-383 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Catholic church
/ Cuernavaca (City)
/ Diocese
/ Reform
/ History 1952-2013
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| IxTheo Classification: | CB Christian life; spirituality CH Christianity and Society KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history KBR Latin America KDB Roman Catholic Church RB Church office; congregation RF Christian education; catechetics |
| Further subjects: | B
Liberation Theology
B Conservative Catholicism B Latin-American Catholicism B Charismatic Catholicism B Diocese of Cuernavaca B Field Theory |
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| Summary: | This article addresses the transformations in Catholicism within the Cuernavaca Diocese in Mexico from 1952 to 2013. Using a theoretical and methodological approach that builds upon the concepts of nomos and doxa, three epochs of Catholicism in Mexico are identified: the Preferential Option for the Poor (1952-1982), the Emotional/Promotional and the Quest for Regulation (1982-2000), and the Field in Dispute and the Growth of Conservatism (2000-2013). Reviewing ecclesiastical documents and other bibliographic sources, interviews with key informants, and other ethnographic data, this article focuses on (1) the lay movement and popular religion; (2) the diocesan seminary, the clergy, and their relationships with the bishop; and (3) the involvement of Catholic field agents in instances of political and social strife. These three elements allow us to identify the forces and struggles of Catholicism as a Bourdieusien "religious field" in the state of Morelos. |
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| ISSN: | 2509-9965 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: International journal of Latin American religions
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/s41603-021-00151-5 |