The Bible, religious storytelling, and revolution: The case of Solentiname, Nicaragua

Building on the storytelling, political storytelling, and religious storytelling literatures, I examined the role religious stories play in the formation of revolutionary convictions. This study's primary sources of data are volumes I, II, and III of The Gospel in Solentiname, a historical reco...

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Main Author: Reed, Jean-Pierre 1964- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage [2017]
In: Critical research on religion
Year: 2017, Volume: 5, Issue: 3, Pages: 227-250
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Cardenal, Ernesto 1925-2020, El evangelio en Solentiname / Nicaragua / Catholicism / Bible reading / Civil rights movement / Bible / History / Narration
IxTheo Classification:FD Contextual theology
HA Bible
KBR Latin America
ZA Social sciences
Further subjects:B Liberation Theology
B religious stories
B Nicaragua
B religious storytelling
B Revolution
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Summary:Building on the storytelling, political storytelling, and religious storytelling literatures, I examined the role religious stories play in the formation of revolutionary convictions. This study's primary sources of data are volumes I, II, and III of The Gospel in Solentiname, a historical record of religious discussions that took place in an isolated campesino community at a seminary-like setting under a growing national revolutionary scenario in 1970s Nicaragua. My analysis of these discussions reveals that religious discourse based on stories of prophecy, Christian virtue, miracles, and social challenges to revolutionary action allowed story-users to assert, explore, and promote models of action and moral orientation consistent with the making of revolution.
ISSN:2050-3040
Contains:Enthalten in: Critical research on religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/2050303217732130