Elmore, Maggie

Faith and Power. Latino religious politics since 1945

by Elmore, Maggie, Hinojosa, Felipe, González, Sergio M.

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Too often religious politics are considered peripheral to social movements, not central to them. Faith and Power: Latino Religious Politics Since 1945 seeks to correct this misinterpretation, focusing on the post-World War II era. It shows that the religious politics of this per…

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