List of tables
Preface and acknowledgements
List of abbreviations
Introduction
Part I. The Political and Religious Bases of Catholicism in Brazil: 1. Establishment, decay and separation from the state
2. The revolution of 1930: Church-state reintegration
Part II. The Church Faces the Modern World, 1950-64: 3. Socio-political threats of the modern world
4. In search of a new approach to influence: promotion of social change
Part III. The Church after 1964: 5. Institutionalization of strategies for social change: the CNBB
6. Demands of the times and responses in the hierarchy
7. Strategies for the promotion of change in the Church
8. The 'experiences' of four dioceses: obstacles to change
Section IV. The Church and State in Conflict: 9. Origins and process of conflict
10. Consequences of conflict: autonomy and the prophetic mission
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index.