2013/09/23 by Trần Thị Liên · 2 citations
Social Sciences · #Vietnamese History and Culture Studies #Politics #Sociology #Political science #Political economy #Law
paper · doi:10.1111/pech.12040
published in Peace & Change 38(4), 446-473 (Wiley)
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Beyond the common vision of V ietnamese C atholics as a group who supported the defense of S outh V ietnam at all costs, this article brings to light the thinking of those who contemplated the end of the war and its significance in terms of reconciliation. The history of this C atholic engagement for peace is the story of activism at the crossroads of religious and political spheres during the period 1962–1975. This group was particularly productive through an impressive number of publications, which offer a large corpus of texts over 15 years. Confronted by many challenges (religious, economic, political), this progressive wing endeavored to produce an analytic reflection based on V atican II values, on the V ietnamese situation, and to participate in the building of a political alternative for their country.