Maryknoll Catholic Mission in Peru, 1943-1989: Transnational Faith and Transformations

by Susan Fitzpatrick-Behrens

Maryknoll Catholic missionaries from the United States settled in Peru in 1943 believing they could save a "backward" Catholic Church from poverty, a scarcity of clergy, and the threat of communism. Instead, the missionaries found themselves transformed: within twenty-five years, they had become vocal critics of United States foreign policy and key supporters of liberation theology, the preferential option for the poor, and intercultural Catholicism.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0268029059
• ISBN13: 9780268029050
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"