Television and self-management: two paths followed by Catholicism in Brazil

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https://doi.org/10.5216/sec.v23i.59862

Abstract

With continued reduction of adherents, Catholicism remains as a numerical majority in the Brazilian religious field. This majority has relevant participation in activities ranging from exclusively religious to secular in the areas of politics and economy. Produced from systematic literature review, as well as documentary research and analysis data collected in field work, this article aims to reflect on two distinct fronts of contemporary Catholic political action. A reflection is made about the practices of liberation catholicism, its leftist political engagement and its incisive participation in the solidarity economy movement, through the Brazilian Caritas. Subsequently, as a counterpoint, the political ties between religious and parliamentary agents for the formation and support of the charismatic television stations Canção Nova and TV Século XXI are analyzed.

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André Ricardo Souza, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos, São Paulo, Brasil

Doutor em Sociologia pela Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Professor adjunto do Departamento de Sociologia da Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar)

Breno Minelli Batista, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos, São Paulo, Brasil

Doutorando do Programa de Pós Graduação em Sociologia da Universidade Federal de São Carlos. Possui pela mesma instituição Mestrado em Sociologia e Bacharelado em Ciências Sociais.

Giulliano Placeres, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos, São Paulo, Brasil

Doutorando do Programa de Pós Graduação em Sociologia da Universidade Federal de São Carlos. Possui pela mesma instituição Mestrado em Sociologia e Bacharelado em Ciências Sociais. Bolsista FAPESP.

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Published

2020-08-05

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SOUZA, A. R.; BATISTA, B. M.; PLACERES, G. Television and self-management: two paths followed by Catholicism in Brazil. Sociedade e Cultura, Goiânia, v. 23, 2020. DOI: 10.5216/sec.v23i.59862. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/fcs/article/view/59862. Acesso em: 2 jan. 2025.

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Vol. 23 (2020)

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Dossiê: Cristianismo da libertação e teologia da libertação na América Latina

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