Introduction: Catholic divisions, U.S.-Central America policy, and the Cold War -- From Senator McCarthy's darlings to Marxist Maryknollers -- Religious or political activists for Nicaragua? -- Subversives in El Salvador -- U.S. guns kill U.S. nuns -- Reagan and the White House's Maryknoll nun -- Real Catholics vs. Maryknollers -- Maryknoll and Iran-Contra -- Déjà vu: Jesuits and Maryknollers -- Epilogue: Women, the Catholic Church, and U.S.-Central America relations post-Cold War
Summary
"Reagan's Gun-Toting Nuns argues that debates among U.S. and Central American Catholics over the direction of the Catholic Church shaped Ronald Reagan's policy toward Central America, with conservative Catholics shaping Reagan's policy and liberal Catholics protesting against it"-- Provided by publisher
Analysis
Liberation Theology, Cold War, Maryknoll, Catholic History, Central America
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 08, 2020)
