Yale University Library Research Guides: Latinx and Latin American Christianity: Nicaragua

Christianity in Nicaragua

Nicaragua's Other Revolution: Religious Faith and Political Struggle by Michael Dodson; Laura Nuzzi O'Shaughnessy Offer a detailed study of the religious sources of the Nicaraguan revolution set against the background of the revolutionary traditions of the United States.
The Nicaraguan Church and the Revolution by Joseph E. Mulligan
Politics and the Catholic Church in Nicaragua (Online) by John M. Kirk A history of one of the major sites of liberation theology in Central America.
Revolution, Revival, and Religious Conflict in Sandinista Nicaragua (Online) by Calvin L. Smith Explores relations between Protestants (mainly Pentecostals) and the Sandinistas in revolutionary Nicaragua. Pentecostals and Sandinistas were ideological rivals offering an alternative vision to the poor: revolution or revival.

A Call to Conscience: The Anti-Contra War Campaign (Online) by Roger Peace Offers the first comprehensive history of the anti-Contra War campaign and its Nicaragua connections.
The Ends of Modernization: Nicaragua and the United States in the Cold War Era (Online) by David Johnson Lee Studies the relations between Nicaragua and the United States in the crucial years during and after the Cold War. David Johnson Lee charts the transformation of the ideals of modernization, national autonomy, and planned development as they gave way to human rights protection, neoliberalism, and sustainability.
Nicaragua: Emerging from the Shadow of the Eagle by Thomas W. Walker; Christine J. Wade Details the country's unique history, culture, economics, politics, and foreign relations. Its historical coverage considers Nicaragua from pre-Columbian and colonial times as well as during the nationalist liberal era, the U.S. Marine occupation, the Somoza dictatorship, the Sandinista revolution and government, the conservative restoration after 1990, and consolidation of the FSLN's power since the return of Daniel Ortega to the presidency in 2006.
U. S. Intervention and Regime Change in Nicaragua by Mauricio Solaun Outlines the role of U.S. foreign policy during the Carter administration and explains how this policy with respect to the Nicaraguan Revolution of 1979 not only failed but helped impede the institutionalization of democracy there.