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Entre Dios Y El César

Líderes Evangélicos Y Política En México (1992-2002)
  • By Mariano Ávila Arteaga
$19.99
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Hoy, independientemente de las causas que originaron la reforma constitucional en materia religiosa en 1992, es innegable la cauda de efectos diversos. Por ejemplo, las iglesias gozan de personalidad jurídica y legalmente pueden adquirir bienes inmuebles, así como constituir por sí mismas o asociadas con otras personas morales o físicas instituciones para labores sociales privadas. Esta existencia legal y facultades para algunas actuaciones públicas, la adquisición de bienes y constitución de organismos sociales constituyen el parteaguas en materia religiosa en el país, a la luz de lo que ha sido el proceso histórico Estado-iglesias... La reforma, así, sacó a la luz la pluralidad que algunos ya sabían de su existencia, pero nadie sabía cuán amplia era en la opacidad legal, y cuán más amplia sería a partir de 1992.

Quienes más han tenido que bregar con esta nueva modalidad han sido los evangélicos; su juventud histórica en el país; su reciente, lejana, infrecuente y hasta utilitaria relación con los gobernantes no les han provisto de una cultura política suficiente; sus cuadros directivos, acostumbrados a la luz social, pero habituados a las sombras de la legalidad, con bastante frecuencia resultan deslumbrados y enceguecidos por las muestras de cortesía personal de los hábiles funcionarios y sin logros sustantivos en lo principal.

Este libro presenta varios elementos históricos de lo que ha ocurrido con otras experiencias evangélicas en distintos países, así como una serie de entrevistas a distintos actores del mundo sociorreligioso en México. Lo que consigue el autor es una buena muestra de los desequilibrios, sagacidades y desconciertos, anhelos y expectativas con audacias, de participaciones de buena fe e ingenuas con otras avezadas, que caracterizan el nuevo papel de las comunidades protestantes. La obra refleja fielmente la preocupación de algunos liderazgos por contar, o no, con un partido político propio. Aparecen también otras voces, más cautas y realistas, que reconocen la diversidad de preferencias políticas entre sus hermanos de fe. Los creyentes, en general, no son tan manipulables en lo electoral como quisieran algunos líderes religiosos, ni pueden ser considerados cuotas de poder entre partidos como algunos políticos y religiosos aspirarían tener. El centro de la investigación, finalmente, es sobre la reacción evangélica frente al poder público, sobre los efectos perturbadores de éste en las comunidades evangélicas y sus líderes, de éstos entre sí y frente a aquél.

Today, regardless of the causes that gave rise to the constitutional reform on religious matters in 1992, the trail of varied effects is undeniable. For example, churches have legal personality and can legally acquire real estate, as well as establish, either by themselves or in association with other legal or natural persons, institutions for private social work. This legal existence and capacity for certain public actions, the acquisition of property, and the establishment of social organizations constitute a watershed in religious matters in the country, in light of the historical State-church process. The reform thus brought to light a plurality whose existence some already knew, but no one knew how extensive it was within legal opacity, nor how much more extensive it would become after 1992.

Those who have most had to struggle with this new situation have been the evangelicals; their historical youth in the country, their recent, distant, infrequent, and even utilitarian relationship with those in government have not provided them with sufficient political culture. Their leadership cadres, accustomed to social visibility but used to the shadows of legality, quite often end up dazzled and blinded by the displays of personal courtesy from skillful officials and without substantive achievements in what matters most.

This book presents various historical elements of what has happened with other evangelical experiences in different countries, as well as a series of interviews with different actors in Mexico's socio-religious world. What the author achieves is a good sample of the imbalances, shrewdness and confusion, longings and expectations with boldness, of good-faith and naive participation alongside more seasoned participation, which characterize the new role of Protestant communities. The work faithfully reflects the concern of some leaderships over whether or not to have their own political party. Other, more cautious and realistic voices also appear, recognizing the diversity of political preferences among their brothers and sisters in the faith. Believers, in general, are not as electorally manipulable as some religious leaders would like, nor can they be considered voting blocs of power among parties as some politicians and religious leaders would aspire to have. Finally, the focus of the research is on the evangelical reaction to public power, on the disturbing effects of that power on evangelical communities and their leaders, and of those leaders among themselves and in relation to that power.

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    • SKU: 9781917747189
    • Manufacturer: PRODUCCIONES LEON
    • ISBN 13: 9781917747189
    • Publication Date: 09/22/2026
    • Format: Paperback
    • Author: Mariano Ávila Arteaga
    • Page Count: 285

     
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