Fidel y la Religión
Conversaciones con Frei Betto sobre el Marxismo y la Teología de Liberación
September 2006
Trade Paperback · 324 Pages
$19.95 U.S. · $24.00 CAN
ISBN 9781920888770
Ocean Press
Trade Paperback · 324 Pages
$19.95 U.S. · $24.00 CAN
ISBN 9781920888770
Ocean Press
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Description
The product of an intimate twenty-three-hour conversation between Fidel Castro and Brazilian liberation theologist Frei Betto, this was a Simon & Schuster bestseller in the 1980s. Here Castro speaks candidly about his views on religion and his formation in elite Catholic colleges, offering an insight into the man behind the beard.
Features a new preface by Frei Betto discussing the impact of the first publication of this book and a unique selection of photos of Fidel as a boy.
Features a new preface by Frei Betto discussing the impact of the first publication of this book and a unique selection of photos of Fidel as a boy.
About the Authors
Fidel Castro led a guerrilla movement in Cuba that overthrew the Batista dictatorship in 1959. Since then, the Cuban president has been the nemesis of ten U.S. administrations. He stepped down in 2007 but has regularly expressed his views on world events and political personalities in his famous reflections. Frei Betto is a Brazilian priest, who worked with the internationally renowned Brazilian educator, Paolo Freire, and later organized Christian base communities. Recently he has been a adviser to the Lula government in Brazil on social policy. He is a widely acclaimed liberation theologist and a prominent spokesperson at the World Social Forum on globalization issues.