Thank God and the revolution

Duration: 50

Year Published: 1981

Creator: Icarus

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: This film is an examination of the role of the church, both Catholic and Protestant, in Nicaragua and its role in the 1979 Sandinista victory over the Somoza dictatorship. Missionaries, laymen, priests and government officials discuss Christian responsibility in the area of social concerns. The film presents a conception of the theology of liberation which has had a significant impact on both the church and movements for social change in Latin America. , Explains the role of the Church in the revolution to overthrow the Somoza dictatorship in Nicaragua. Reviews events leading up to the liberation by interviewing church officials, and the popular militia, and by showing film clips of the fighting. Records the changes since the revolution, including a national literacy campaign and agricultural and clothing cooperatives. Spanish narration with English subtitles.

Complete Record: This film is an examination of the role of the church, both Catholic and Protestant, in Nicaragua and its role in the 1979 Sandinista victory over the Somoza dictatorship. Missionaries, laymen, priests and government officials discuss Christian responsibility in the area of social concerns. The film presents a conception of the theology of liberation which has had a significant impact on both the church and movements for social change in Latin America. , Explains the role of the Church in the revolution to overthrow the Somoza dictatorship in Nicaragua. Reviews events leading up to the liberation by interviewing church officials, and the popular militia, and by showing film clips of the fighting. Records the changes since the revolution, including a national literacy campaign and agricultural and clothing cooperatives. Spanish narration with English subtitles., , NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.