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The Future of the New World that Was Supposed to Be
Author(s) -
Cruz Eduardo R.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
dialog
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.114
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 1540-6385
pISSN - 0012-2033
DOI - 10.1111/j.0012-2033.2004.00186.x
Subject(s) - christianity , simplicity , mainstream , globalization , latin americans , third world , period (music) , political science , environmental ethics , history , development economics , sociology , political economy , epistemology , aesthetics , philosophy , economic history , law , economics , archaeology
: “North‐South” divides usually overlook the fact that Latin America was also part of the New World. It was only after WW II that these countries were lumped together in a large bunch called “third world.” For the sake of simplicity, this paper restricts itself to the period when Liberation Theology made its appearance until now. Even though the seventies devised an autonomous Christianity, with its own traits and purposes, nowadays the churches are back in the mainstream. Issues that engage Christians there are not unlike their counterparts in “the North,” thanks to globalization. Demographic changes are still more important than cultural ones, and economic prospects are more likely to interfere in the shape of Christianity than the will and emotions of leaders and the faithful alike.