Engaged Citizenship

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) in the Post-Authoritarian Philippines

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ID20074111
AuthorsAntonio F Moreno (corresponding author)
Year2008
Pages117-144
Publication date2008-01-01
Open AccessYes
TypeCHAPTER
VenueDevelopment, Civil Society and Faith-Based Organizations (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan UK (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1057/9780230371262_6
OpenAlexW2504253300
ISBN9780230371262
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited10

In speaking of the mainline African Churches above vis-à-vis democratization, Archbishop Desmond Tutu seems to portray accurately a prevailing impression of the Church leadership's role in the transition to democracy and a continuing search for strategic directions in the post-authoritarian milieu. The Church leadership in many instances, particularly its moderate and progressive hierarchical ministers, demonstrated its capacity to oppose authoritarian regimes, but there appears to be an ambiguity in its position in the newly found democratic space. The experience of the African Churches appears to suggest that while many Churches were against political tyranny, it needs to be convincingly demonstrated that they are for democracy in the post-authoritarian period (Ranger 1998: 22). The Church in this context refers to the ordained ministers (bishops, priests and deacons) as they interact with lay people

Archbishop · Authoritarianism · Bishops · Citizenship · Context (archaeology) · Democracy · Democratization · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Theology · History · Law · Philippine History and Culture · Philosophy · Religion and Society Interactions · Religion, Society, and Development

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