The catholicism in a secularized society: the Uruguayan case

The author provides a characterization of the Catholic Church in Uruguay, showing how it is influenced by the cultural characteristics of Uruguayan society, which is the most secular one in Latin America. He describes the relationship that this institution has established with the rest of the societ...

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Autor: Costa, Néstor da
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:1999
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)
Repositorio:Ciencias Sociales y Religión (Online)
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br:article/8669407
Acceso en línea:https://periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br/ojs/index.php/csr/article/view/8669407
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Catolicismo
Secularización
Uruguay
Secularização
Uruguai
Catholicism
Secularization
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Sumario:The author provides a characterization of the Catholic Church in Uruguay, showing how it is influenced by the cultural characteristics of Uruguayan society, which is the most secular one in Latin America. He describes the relationship that this institution has established with the rest of the society during the XX century, and what kind of challenges it confronts in the contemporary conditions of late modernity.