The Bible, religious storytelling, and revolution

The case of Solentiname, Nicaragua

Bibliographic Data

ID3867907
AuthorsJean-Pierre Reed (0000-0003-2210-9659, corresponding author)
Year2017
Volume5
Issue3
Pages227-250
Publication date2017-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCritical Research on Religion (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2050-3032 • E-ISSN: 2050-3040
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/2050303217732130
OpenAlexW2755601951
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited45

Building on the storytelling, political storytelling, and religious storytelling literatures, I examined the role religious stories play in the formation of revolutionary convictions. This study's primary sources of data are volumes I, II, and III of The Gospel in Solentiname, a historical record of religious discussions that took place in an isolated campesino community at a seminary-like setting under a growing national revolutionary scenario in 1970s Nicaragua. My analysis of these discussions reveals that religious discourse based on stories of prophecy, Christian virtue, miracles, and social challenges to revolutionary action allowed story-users to assert, explore, and promote models of action and moral orientation consistent with the making of revolution

Art · Gospel · Literature · Media studies · Narrative · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Storytelling · Virtue · Law · Political Conflict and Governance · Religion and Society Interactions · Religion, Society, and Development