The martyrdom of Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador provides the theme this week on Latin Pulse. The program includes discussions of the philosophical debate embodied in the stalled progress of Romero's status as an official Catholic martyr. The program also includes a discussion of Vatican politics that stretches over the past 30 years. The program also includes reflections on U.S. policy and how it sparked a climate of violence in Central America. The news segment of the program covers the controversial economic sanctions from the United States aimed at Venezuela and how that move was condemned by UNASUR.The program includes in-depth interviews with:
Jeanette Rodriguez of Seattle University; and
Andrew Chesnut of Virginia Commonwealth University.
Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell;
Producer: Jim Singer; and
Production Assistant: Gabriela Canchola.
(To download or stream this podcast, click here.)
(The program is 30 minutes in length and the file size is 42 MB.)
podcast
news
Latin America
dissidents
Venezuela
Nicolas Maduro
El Salvador
Oscar Romero
liberation theology
Catholicism
politics
religion
UNASUR
poverty
Drug War
inequality
United States
economics
military
social justice
Central America
paramilitaries
insurgents
capitalism
Russia
gangs
history
pentecostalism
Jesuits
economic sanctions
human rights
U.S. State Department
Pope John Paul II
Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Francis
civil war
Ronald Reagan
Cold War
evangelical Christianity
Catholic Church
the Vatican
No comments:
Post a Comment