Doctoral Dissertation Research in Political Science

自1950年代末以来，拉丁美洲教会经历了 在神学和牧灵组织方面发生了根本性的变化。 解放神学和教会团体等创新 基地（CEB）往往会重振政治作用， 教会在社会中发挥作用。 此外，在几个独裁国家， 天主教会是反对派的唯一来源。 然而，这种变化在拉丁美洲并不一致。 美国参考 几个国家的主教支持独裁统治 在20世纪60年代和70年代。 本博士论文研究 一项调查研究了宗教竞争的作用（ 天主教徒和非天主教徒）在确定国民 教会等级制度支持或反对独裁统治。 的 论文学生调查是否越来越多的存在 一些国家的新教教派迫使主教团， 采取会员保留策略， 军方镇压颠覆组织的目标。 此外，教会和军事政权之间的冲突是 关于教会获得国家赞助的机会是否 在世纪早期减少。 学生将 联合收割机历史研究与实地研究相结合（访谈 在智利的教会领袖，以研究这个问题。

Since the Late 1950s, the Latin American Church has undergone radical changes in terms of theology and pastoral organization. Innovations such as liberation theology and comunidades eclesiales de base (CEBs) have tended to reinvigorate the political role the Church plays in society. Moreover, in several authoritarian regimes, the Catholic Church as been the sole source of opposition. Nevertheless, this change has not been uniform across Latin America. Several national episcopates supported authoritarian rule in the 1960s and 1970s. This doctoral dissertation research investigation examines the role of religious competition (between Catholics and non-Catholics) in determining whether the national Church hierarchy endorses or opposes dictatorial rule. The dissertation student investigates whether increasing presence of Protestant sects in some countries has forced the episcopate to adopt membership-retention strategies that are antithetical to the military's goal of suppressing subversive organizations. Furthermore, conflict between the Church and military regime is assessed concerning whether Church access to state patronage was reduced during the early part of the century. The student will combine historical research with field research (interviews with church leaders) in Chile to examine this topic.