La Cristiada: The Mexican People's War for Religious Liberty - Softcover

Meyer, Jean

Softcover

ISBN 10: 075700315X ISBN 13: 9780757003158

Verlag: Square One Publishers, 2013

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Book by Jean Meyer

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" . . . a well-written text of a relatively unknown period of Mexican history. It should appeal to those interested in Mexico's history, religious studies, or stories of religious persecution (and triumph), as well as to readers interested in historical photography." --Michael C. Miller "Library Journal ""

" . . . a well-written text of a relatively unknown period of Mexican history. It should appeal to those interested in Mexico's history, religious studies, or stories of religious persecution (and triumph), as well as to readers interested in historical photography."

--Michael C. Miller "Library Journal "

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In a world filled with constant religious intolerance and strife, it is easy to overlook a little known twentieth-century religious war that was fought on the shores of North America. Taking place in Mexico in the 1920s, La Cristiada—the Cristero War—was the result of repressive anti-religious laws directed at the Catholic Church.

After the Mexican Revolution of 1916, the newly drafted Mexican Constitution greatly restricted the function of the Church. It halted Church control of schools, banned monastic orders, and eliminated religious processions and outdoor masses. By 1926, the government had pushed these laws to the limit and created a rebellion. While the KKK pressed the Mexican Government to crush the rebels, the Knights of Columbus sought to end the struggle by peaceful means. In 1929, the American ambassador to Mexico finally helped arrange a nonviolent end to a conflict that had taken the lives of over 90,000 people.

In La Cristiada, historian Dr. Jean Meyer weaves informative text with hundreds of photographs and illustrations to provide a unique perspective of this terrible period in Mexico’s history.

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• Verlag: Square One Publishers
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2013
• ISBN 10: 075700315X
• ISBN 13: 9780757003158
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 384