A Dramatic Change
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During the end of the twentieth century, Latin America Experienced a dramatic change in its government orientation from a dictatorship to a democratic government.I will dwell on the book “The church, Dictatorships, and Democracy in Latin America.” This book by Jeffrey Klaiber describes the role of the church during this profound change. Jeffrey is an American Jesuit. He works at a well-recognized authority of the church, Catholic University, located in Lima, as the head of the humanities department in Peru, where he has lived for thirty-five years. Jeffrey obtained his doctorate in history from the Catholic University of America. He is responsible for inventing many literal works and over forty professional journal articles on the church, religion, and politics in Latin America. In this book, Jeffrey describes the positive and creative role of the church in creating a dramatic change from a dictatorship government to a democratic government in Latin America.
The church played an important and the most prominent role in transforming the government of latin America. According to (Klaiber 5) “As the Marxist movement promised a radical political change to eradicate the pervasive inequalities gaining ground, in the continent, the church became more involved in and concerned with social issues in parts of Latin America.” In this factual context, the Salvadorian church encountered powerful forces and enmity with the ruling government that became stronger in presenting and developing a successful mobilization. The victory of Spain influenced the rule of command and culture, leading to Democracy in Latin America. The Spanish mercantile policy, techniques, and systems impacted all the determinants that supported the transfer of democracy; hence, the level of state-religion conflicts persisted in Peru. The two main pillars of the Latin American democracy were society and economics which the Spanish influenced by introducing thoughts of fear, caste rules, and spiritual beliefs. Latin America became reliant on external support from the Spanish merchandisers, who lead the deterioration of economic stability causing crimes and lowering trust in the Latin American government. |
