On Communist Priests
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9199549 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Camilo Torres (0000-0001-6694-9583), Camilo Gómez Torres (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1988 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 119 |
| Publication date | 1988-07-14 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Monthly Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0027-0520 • E-ISSN: 0027-0520 |
| Publisher | Monthly Review Foundation (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.14452/mr-036-03-1984-07_13 |
| OpenAlex | W1979807422 |
| Language | EN |
Camilo Torres is the well-known priest and revolutionary who died in combat in February 1966 while leading a guerrilla band in Colombia. Earlier he had been a professor of sociology and chaplain at the National University in Bogota. His writings and the example of his revolutionary commitment greatly influenced subsequent practitioners of liberation theology. The following is taken from an interview which appeared in La Hora (Guatemala), May 1965. - The Editors.This article can also be found at the Monthly Review website, where most recent articles are published in full.Click here to purchase a PDF version of this article at the Monthly Review website
Citizen journalism · Communism · Media studies · Political science · Politics · Sociology · History · Law · Philosophy · Religious and Theological Studies · Religious studies
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |