Church / Liberation Theology

– Church – Latin America – 1970s

– Church – Latin America – Pope John-Paul II Visit to Brazil July 1980

– Church – Latin America – Conflicts within Church 1981-1985

– Church – Latin America – Pope John-Paul’s Visit to Central America 1983

– Church – Latin America – Pope John-Paul’s Visit 1985

– Church – Latin America – Pope John-Paul’s Visit 1986

– Church – Latin America – Articles including Papal Visits 1987-1991

– Church – Latin America – Liberation Theology 1965-1979

– Church – Latin America – Liberation Theology 1980-1992

– Church – Latin America – Liberation Theology – Gustavo Gutierrez 1972-1989

– Church – Latin America – Liberation Theology – Enrique Dussel 1977-1980

– Church – Latin America – Campaign Against Liberation Theology – Pros and cons

– Church – Latin America – Liberation Theology – Comunidades de Base 1979-1987

   See also individual Country Files for more material

– International Conference on Liberation Theology, Vancouver, BC, Feb. 6-8, 1986

– Church – Latin America – Missionaries – Critiques 1966-1987

   Includes list of Canadians in Latin America January 1971

– Church – Latin America – Missionaries – C.I.A. Activities 1973-1980

– Church – Latin America – Missionaries – Maryknoll 1981-1984

– Church – Latin America – Missionaries – Wycliffe Bible Translators 1981-1990

– Church – Latin America – Moonies (Sect) 1981-1992

– Church – Latin America – Persecution 1976-1981

– Church – Latin America – Popularum Progressio (Interpretation) 1967

– Church – Latin America – Protestant and Evangelical Churches 1972-1991

– Church – Latin America – Revolution 1965-1972

– Church – Latin America – Social Change 1967-1979

– Church – Latin America – Christians for Socialism 1972-1979

– Church – Latin America – Cristianos por El Socialismo  – Primer Encuentro

   Latinoamericano, Santiago, Chile (April 23-30, 1972) – Documentos

– Church – Latin America – Christians for Socialism – Publications 1974-1979

– Church – Latin America – Christians for Socialism – Quebec 1975-1978

– Church – Latin America – Socialism

– Church – Latin America – Women 1981-1988

Church in Latin America – CELAM III (Puebla, Mexico) – Box 94

CELAM – Consejo Episcopal  Latinaoméricano (Latin American Bishops’ Council) met first in 1955 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (CELAM I), then in 1968 in Medellín, Colombia (CELAM II) where it adopted Vatican II resolutions and the Theology of Liberation as the overall orientation of the Catholic Church in Latin America, and finally Puebla, Mexico (27 January-13 February 1979), where liberation theology was for the most part abandoned (CELAM III) as the guiding orientation. The many files listed below contain a great deal of material on CELAM III and, particularly, on the preparations for those meetings (including the proposals of grass roots organizations, intellectuals, etc.), the presence and interventions of Pope John Paul II, and the debates that followed the Puebla meetings. Canadian participation and commentary is incorporated into the files.

CELAM III – Conferencia General del Epsicopado Latinoaméricano, Puebla, Mexico

                     27 de enero – 13 de febrero 1979

– CELAM II, Medellín, Colombia 1968 book of conclusions in Spanish and articles

– CELAM – Meeting of North American and Latin American Catholic Bishops April 1975

–  Pre-CELAM – Official Planning

– Pre-CELAM – Planning Documents – “La Evangelización en el presente y en el futuro de

   Ameéica Latina” – Documento de Trabajo y Documento de consulta a las Conferencias

   Episcopales

– Pre-CELAM – Critiques of Documento de Consulta

– Pre-CELAM – Submissions from Churches to the Discussions

– Pre-CELAM – Submissions from Theologians, Clerics and Intellectuals to the Discussions

– Pre-CELAM – Submissions from Grass Roots Organizations to the Discussions

– Pre-CELAM – Submissions from Women to the Discussions

– Pre-CELAM – Contributions to the Debate from a Broad Range of Organizations

  published by CELADEC in Peru

– Pre-CELAM – Articles about the Liberal/Conservative Conflict

– Pre-CELAM – Comprehensive Bibliography of Publications and Sample of Mailings from

  CRIE in Mexico

– Pre-CELAM – Servicios Especiales de Prensa Serie: Puebla 78 – Informativos 1-12 1978

– CELAM III – United States Church Articles and News

– Pre-CELAM – Miscellaneous items

– CELAM III – Participants Lists

– CELAM III – Canadian Intervention – Canada-CELAM Working Group “Open Letter to

   Latinamerica”

– CELAM III – Canadian Participation – Michael Czerny

– CELAM III – Canadian Reports and Press Coverage

CELAM III – (continued) Box 95

– CELAM III – Comisión de Comunicación – Boletin Oficial y Rueda de Prensa.

   27 de enero – 13 de febrero 1979

– CELAM III – Pope John Paul II in Mexico and at CELAM, Boletins Informativos

– CELAM III – Pope John Paul II and Conference – Newspaper clippings and articles

– Proceedings of the Latin American Bishops Conference, Puebla, Mexico (in English)

   Plus Conference Program

– CELAM III – CRIE Clipping Service on Conference

– Celam III – Popular Education Materials

– Pre & Post CELAM – documents provide history of church in Latin America 1968-1978

  from MIIC – Pax Romana in Peru

– Post CELAM III Publication – Centro de Estudios Sociopolíticos y Eclesiales

   Antonio de Montesinos, México – 4 issues

– Post Puebla – Commentaries

– Post Puebla – Discussions – Chile

To Reiterate, Please Note that there is a great deal of material on the Latin American churches in boxes in the LAWG Library room. In addition to the files listed above, the country boxes in the LAWG Library room have church files (e.g., Church in El Salvador in box 26).

For additional material on Canadian church solidarity with Latin America, see also the files in the Human Rights Section “D” and the Solidarity Section “S”.