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Frei Betto: The Political-Pastoral Work of a Dominican Friar in Brazil and Beyond (Portuguese-Speaking World) (in English)
Americo Oscar Guichard Freire
(Author)
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Evanize Martins Sydow
(Author)
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Fidel Castro
(Preface by)
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Liverpool University Press
· Paperback
Frei Betto: The Political-Pastoral Work of a Dominican Friar in Brazil and Beyond (Portuguese-Speaking World) (in English) - Freire, Americo Oscar Guichard ; Martins Sydow, Evanize ; Castro, Fidel
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Synopsis "Frei Betto: The Political-Pastoral Work of a Dominican Friar in Brazil and Beyond (Portuguese-Speaking World) (in English)"
The Biography includes a Preface by Cuban Commander Fidel Castro Frei Bettos roles as a revolutionary Christian, popular educator, social movement articulator, and journalist/writer provide insight into the political and religious history not only of Brazil, but of Cuba and former socialist countries of Eastern Europe. His lifepath is one of engagement with the revolutionary struggle against the Brazilian military dictatorship in favor of social transformation. His arrest in 1969 for coordinating the safe departure of political militants from Brazil, and his concern to eliminate hunger and suffering from the poorer classes, were strong credentials as he promoted dialogue between political bodies, the religious establishment and the population at large. Strongly influenced by the propositions of Liberation Theology, a defining thread of its activities was to seek an understanding, an accommodation, between Christianity and socialism. Friar Betto maintained close relations withformer Brazilian Presid
