Erika Helgen
Biographic Data
| ID | 5715098 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Erika Helgen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Erika |
| FAMILY NAME | Helgen |
| SIGNATURE | HELGEN E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Yale University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Bishops, Priests, and Celam
This chapter examines the evolution of the role and image of Latin American priests and bishops during the second half of the twentieth century. This period saw the emergence of new forms of clerical and episcopal organization, such as CELAM (the Latin American Episcopal Conference, or Consejo Episcopal Latinoamericano ), as well as new ideas regarding clerical training, pastoral care, and hierarchical obedience. Such developments not only shaped…
Religious Conflict in Brazil
The story of how Brazilian Catholics and Protestants confronted one of the greatest shocks to the Latin American religious system in its 500-year history. This innovative study explores the transition in Brazil from a hegemonically Catholic society to a religiously pluralistic society. With sensitivity and nuance, Erika Helgen shows that the rise of religious pluralism was fraught with conflict and violence, as Catholic bishops, priests, and fria…
Punishing the Fanatics
This chapter puts Catholic–Protestant conflict in the context of broader societal anxieties regarding the so-called fanaticism of northeastern religious culture. It discusses judicial cases that represent rare examples of Catholics being punished rather than celebrated for their acts of anti-Protestant violence. It also closely examines the judicial cases that interpret their process or outcome as a triumph of justice, the rule of law, or religio…
Religious Conflict in Brazil
Saint, Fanatic, or Restorationist Hero?
This chapter pays special attention to Frei Damião de Bozzano, a Capuchin missionary who gained the status of a popular saint. It analyzes how Frei Damião was one of the principal agents of northeastern anti-Protestantism, as his fire and brimstone sermons urged Catholics to purify their towns of the Protestant scourge. It describes the ways Protestants sought to portray Frei Damião as a dangerous religious fanatic who was on the verge of provoki…
To Be a “Good Priest”
This chapter looks at how northeastern Catholics responded to the Protestant “invasion” of its territory. It focuses on the actions of local Catholic clergymen who were tasked with leading the charge against the Protestant invasion of their parishes. It shows how anti-Protestantism became an essential part of what it meant to be a “good priest,” as Catholic leaders throughout the Northeast promoted distinct sets of rituals and discourses that bot…
Religious Modernity, Lay Authority, and Covenantal Diplomacy
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Religious Modernity, Lay Authority, and Covenantal Diplomacy
Bishops, Priests, and Celam
This chapter examines the evolution of the role and image of Latin American priests and bishops during the second half of the twentieth century. This period saw the emergence of new forms of clerical and episcopal organization, such as CELAM (the Latin American Episcopal Conference, or Consejo Episcopal Latinoamericano ), as well as new ideas regarding clerical training, pastoral care, and hierarchical obedience. Such developments not only shaped…
Religious Conflict in Brazil
The story of how Brazilian Catholics and Protestants confronted one of the greatest shocks to the Latin American religious system in its 500-year history. This innovative study explores the transition in Brazil from a hegemonically Catholic society to a religiously pluralistic society. With sensitivity and nuance, Erika Helgen shows that the rise of religious pluralism was fraught with conflict and violence, as Catholic bishops, priests, and fria…
Punishing the Fanatics
This chapter puts Catholic–Protestant conflict in the context of broader societal anxieties regarding the so-called fanaticism of northeastern religious culture. It discusses judicial cases that represent rare examples of Catholics being punished rather than celebrated for their acts of anti-Protestant violence. It also closely examines the judicial cases that interpret their process or outcome as a triumph of justice, the rule of law, or religio…
Religious Conflict in Brazil
Saint, Fanatic, or Restorationist Hero?
This chapter pays special attention to Frei Damião de Bozzano, a Capuchin missionary who gained the status of a popular saint. It analyzes how Frei Damião was one of the principal agents of northeastern anti-Protestantism, as his fire and brimstone sermons urged Catholics to purify their towns of the Protestant scourge. It describes the ways Protestants sought to portray Frei Damião as a dangerous religious fanatic who was on the verge of provoki…
To Be a “Good Priest”
This chapter looks at how northeastern Catholics responded to the Protestant “invasion” of its territory. It focuses on the actions of local Catholic clergymen who were tasked with leading the charge against the Protestant invasion of their parishes. It shows how anti-Protestantism became an essential part of what it meant to be a “good priest,” as Catholic leaders throughout the Northeast promoted distinct sets of rituals and discourses that bot…
Political science (7 works) · History (5 works) · Law (5 works) · Religion and Society in Latin America (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Protestantism (4 works) · American Constitutional Law and Politics (3 works) · Colonialism, slavery, and trade (3 works) · Religious studies (3 works)