Catholicism in Brazil

Global Trajectories in Tension
Erscheinungsjahr 2025
ISBN: 978-90-04-72745-8
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 2, 236 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm

Reihe: Studies in Global Catholicism

This book invites readers to engage with thought-provoking and significant reflections on Catholicism in Brazil. Drawing on the insights of theologians and social scientists, it addresses key questions: Why and how does Brazil, known as the largest Catholic country in the world, exhibit such a remarkable diversity of religious practices? How do Brazilian Catholics coexist with practitioners of African religions? In what ways has Brazilian Catholic theology, particularly Liberation Theology, influenced politics? What are the most prominent Catholic devotions in Brazil? Within these pages, you will find clear and insightful answers to the complex questions shaping contemporary Catholicism.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Weitere Mitwirkende

Bingemer, Maria Clara Lucchetti

Steil, Carlos Alberto

Carneiro de Andrade, Paulo Fernando

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christliche Kirchen, Konfessionen, Denominationen Katholizismus, Römisch-Katholische Kirche

Über Autor(innen)

Maria Clara Lucchetti Bingemer, Ph.D. in Systematic Theology by the Pontifical Gregorian University of Rome (1989), is Full Professor at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro. She has published many books and articles on God, otherness, women, spirituality, contemporary mystics and literature.

Carlos Alberto Steil, Ph.D. in Social Anthropology by the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (1996), is Professor at the State University of Campinas. He has published monographs and articles on Pilgrimage, New Age and Spirituality, including the awarded book Sertão das Romarias.

Paulo Fernando Carneiro de Andrade, Ph.D. in Theology by the Pontifical Gregorian University of Rome (1989), is Professor at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro. He has written many academic publications on Ecclesial Base Communities, Popular Movements, and Religion and Politics.