Event Title
Catholic Clergy, Liberation Theology, and the Salvadoran Civil War in the Late 20th Century
Location
Diamond 343
Start Date
30-4-2015 11:00 AM
End Date
30-4-2015 11:55 AM
Project Type
Presentation
Description
The Salvadoran Civil War from 1980 to 1992 was one of the most devastating and violent events in Salvadoran history. During the twelve-year period, there were between 75,000 to 77,000 estimated deaths and over 500,000 displaced to the United States (US). Scholars attribute extreme social inequality and the string of US-backed authoritarian military dictators during the 1930s to the 1970s to the rise of the leftist political guerillas and the subsequent armed conflict during the 1980s. While these factors were major catalysts of the violent struggle between the acting conservative government and the Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN), the role of religion and the Catholic Church cannot be ignored. The Catholic Church has always held an important position in Salvadoran life, whether it was working with the government or in being prosecuted by the state.
Faculty Sponsor
Ben Fallaw
Sponsoring Department
Colby College. Latin American Studies Program
CLAS Field of Study
Interdisciplinary Studies
Event Website
http://www.colby.edu/clas
ID
1179
Catholic Clergy, Liberation Theology, and the Salvadoran Civil War in the Late 20th Century
Diamond 343
The Salvadoran Civil War from 1980 to 1992 was one of the most devastating and violent events in Salvadoran history. During the twelve-year period, there were between 75,000 to 77,000 estimated deaths and over 500,000 displaced to the United States (US). Scholars attribute extreme social inequality and the string of US-backed authoritarian military dictators during the 1930s to the 1970s to the rise of the leftist political guerillas and the subsequent armed conflict during the 1980s. While these factors were major catalysts of the violent struggle between the acting conservative government and the Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN), the role of religion and the Catholic Church cannot be ignored. The Catholic Church has always held an important position in Salvadoran life, whether it was working with the government or in being prosecuted by the state.
https://digitalcommons.colby.edu/clas/2015/program/340