Activist Faith: Grassroots Women in Democratic Brazil and Chile

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advantages of movement cycle model of, 24–31 long-term impact of, 1–2, 25–26 as networks, 58–59 redemocratization, 23; cycles of, and, 27–31 social movements and, 21–24 as sources of activists for movements and organizations, 110–11 types of, 39–40 uniqueness of, as social movements, 23 base ecclesial communities (cebs), 4, 37. See also base communities as catalyst for social and political change, 5 in context of social movement theory, 20 defined, 39 types of, 39–40 Boff, Leonardo, 42, 80 Brazil Catholic-Protestant alliances in, 132–35 cost-of-living movement (1973) in, 59 democratic process in, 21 feminists in, 156–59 neighborhood movements in, 46–47 pastoral organizations in, 108–9 Pentecostals in, 81, 98, 129 Protestant denominations in, 130 n. 2, 132–35 rebuilding activism in, 106–9 redemocratization in, 28, 30–31; role of Catholic Church in, 28–29, 37 social change in 1950s in, 39 Brazilian base communities, 42–48, 95 n. 35. See also base communities; Chilean base communities composition of, 95 n. 35 cost-of-living movement and (1973), 59 decentralization of, by Brazilian Catholic Church, 54–60 decline of, 90–101 networks and, 58–59 pastoral organizations and, 108–9 I N D E X abeyance structures, 33 Academy for Christian Humanism (ach) (Chile), 63 n. 25, 78 activism, 5–6. See also Brazilian women activists; Chilean women activists; women activists of Catholic women, 8–12 church, 29 empowerment and, 4–5, 188–90 forces that undermine, 25 impact of: long-term, 187–95; personal, 2–5, 36 political, 3–4 rebuilding, in Brazil, 106–9 social impact of, 5–8 social movement, 12–15 times of passivity and, 104–6 union, 28 activists. See Brazilian women activists; Chilean women activists; women activists alliances building, 194–95 interdenominational, 130–31 during periods of decline for social movements, 192 amzol. See Association of Women of the Zona Leste (amzol) (Brazil) Arns, Paulo Evaristo (archbishop of São Paulo), 55 n. 17, 80 Assembly of God, 135, 136–37 Association of the Families of the Disappeared, 77, 77 n. 7 Association of Women of the Zona Leste (amzol) (Brazil), 107, 109, 156–57, 158, 165–66 associations. See civic associations Balduino, dom Tomas, 84 Baptists, in Brazil, 135–36 base communities, 41. See also Brazilian base communities; Chilean base communities adaptation and, 33 Brazilian base communities (continued) protest activities and, 47–48 role of churches in: Brazilian Catholic Church, 79–86; local church, 55 social agendas and, 94, 94 n. 34 support of local churches and, 55, 59 Brazilian Catholic Church. See also Catholic Church; Chilean Catholic Church base communities and, 54–55; Brazilian base communities and, 79–86; types of, and, 41–42 charismatic movement and, 97–98 creation of institutions to bolster base communities, 59 ecumenism and, 140–42 emphasis on decentralization of base communities by, 54–60 experiences of Brazilian women activists and withdrawal from civil society by, 90–101 feminism and, 159–61 human rights and, 58 neoliberalism and, 99 social movements and, 192–93 withdrawal from civil society by, 79–85 Brazilian feminists, common agendas with Brazilian women activists and, 166–68 Brazilian National Bishops Conference (cnbb), 83, 84, 93, 96, 140, 160 Brazilian women activists. See also activism; Chilean women activists; women activists activism of, 11–12 average age of, versus Chilean women activists, 101 biographies of personal change for, 110–13 Brazilian feminists and, 156–59 Catholic-Protestant cooperation and, 132–42 church involvement and, 111–13 common agendas with feminists and, 166–68 cooperation with Pentecostals and, 149–50 empowerment and, 188–91 experiences of, and Brazilian Catholic Church’s withdrawal from civil society, 90–101 fatigue and, 111–12 feminism and, 162–66 feminist organizations and, 166–67 methodological issues in studying, 13–15 new avenues for participation by, 113–17 new paths taken by, 113–17 renewing activism and, 106–9 views of: on Pentecostals, 136–38; on Protestant denominations as allies, 135–40 working with Pentecostals and, 149–50 Câmera, dom Hélder, 80 Camus, Carlos, Bishop, j74 Carvalheira, dom Marcelo, 83 Casaldaliga, dom Pedro, 141 Castillo, Fernando, 78 Catholic Church, 1. See also Brazilian Catholic Church; Chilean Catholic Church activism of, 29 charismatic movement and, 97–98 interdenominational alliances and, 130–31 redemocratization process and, 37 resurrection of civil society and, 37–38 role of: in mobilizing anti-regime protest, 37–38; in redemocratization, 5, 28 Catholic Women for Free Choice (cdd), 107, 158, 160...