Religious Pluralism, Democracy, and the Catholic Church in Latin America

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University of Notre Dame Press Notre Dame, IN 46556 undpress.nd.edu From the Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies Scott Mainwaring, Series Editor Religious Pluralism, Democracy, and the Catholic Church in Latin America Edited by Frances Hagopian “Religious Pluralism, Democracy, and the Catholic Church in Latin America is a much needed volume. The book is highly original, relevant, and will stimulate new research on religion in Latin America.” —Kenneth Serbin,University of San Diego “Religion and politics, two of the great topics of all time, stir intense passions and often deep conflicts—they have done so in Latin America’s history. Hagopian’s book thoughtfully examines religious pluralism in Latin America and its impact on politics and society, with special attention to cultural change, gender, the family, education , and beliefs about justice and morality as they bear on democracy. Hagopian’s own three chapters frame the book and make it a cohesive and thought-provoking intellectual project.” —Jorge I. Domínguez, Harvard University “This book makes an original contribution to our understanding of the challenges facing the Catholic Church in Latin America in the wake of democratic transitions and increasing religious pluralism. It also provides important insights into how church leaders are responding to these challenges in a number of key countries.” —Philip Williams, University of Florida The Roman Catholic Church in Latin America faces significant and unprecedented challenges. Most prominent among them are secularization, globalizing cultural trends, intensifying religious competition, and pluralism of many kinds within what were once hegemonic Catholic societies. The substantial and original essays in this volume assess the ways in which the Catholic Church in Latin America is dealing with these political, religious, and social changes. Most importantly, they explore how democracy has changed the Catholic Church and, in turn, how religious changes have influenced democratic politics in Latin America. CONTRIBUTORS: Frances Hagopian, Ronald Inglehart, Soledad Loaeza, Cristián Parker Gumucio, Patricia M. Rodriguez, Roberto J. Blancarte, Mala Htun, Catalina Romero, and Daniel H. Levine. FRANCES HAGOPIAN is associate professor of political science at the University of Notre Dame. She is the author and co-editor of a number of books, including The Third Wave of Democratization in Latin America: Advances and Setbacks. Religious Pluralism, Democracy, and the Catholic Church in Latin America edited by FRANCES HAGOPIAN Religious Pluralism, Democracy, and the Catholic Church in Latin America           Scott Mainwaring, general editor The University of Notre Dame Press gratefully thanks the Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies for its support in the publication of titles in this series. Katherine Hite and Paola Cesarini, eds. Authoritarian Legacies and Democracy in Latin America and Southern Europe (2004) Robert S. Pelton, C.S.C., ed. Monsignor Romero: A Bishop for the Third Millennium (2004) Guillermo O’Donnell, Jorge Vargas Cullell, and Osvaldo M. Iazzetta, eds. The Quality of Democracy: Theory and Applications (2004) Arie M. Kacowicz The Impact of Norms in International Society: The Latin American Experience, 1881–2001 (2005) Roberto DaMatta and Elena Soárez Eagles, Donkeys, and Butterflies: An Anthropological Study of Brazil’s “Animal Game” (2006) Kenneth P. Serbin Needs of the Heart: A Social and Cultural History of Brazil’s Clergy and Seminaries (2006) Christopher Welna and Gustavo Gallón, eds. Peace, Democracy, and Human Rights in Colombia (2007) Guillermo O’Donnell Dissonances: Democratic Critiques of Democracy (2007) Marifel Pérez-Stable, ed. Looking Forward: Comparative Perspectives on Cuba’s Transition (2007) Jodi S. Finkel Judicial Reform as Political Insurance: Argentina, Peru, and Mexico in the 1990s (2008) Robert R. Wilson, Peter M. Ward, Peter K. Spink, and Victoria E. Rodríguez Governance in the Americas: Decentralization, Democracy, and Subnational Government in Brazil, Mexico, and the USA (2008) Brian S. McBeth Dictatorship and Politics: Intrigue, Betrayal, and Survival in Venezuela, 1908–1935 (2008) Pablo Policzer The Rise and Fall of Reperssion in Chile (2009) For a complete list of titles from the Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies, see http: //www.undpress.nd.edu ...