Missionary Research Library collection on Latin American churches' response to social movements, 1962 -- 1973

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Series 4: U.S. Critique of American Policy in Latin America, 1963 -- 1968

This series is open for research.

6 folders

This series contains articles and papers representing U.S. criticism of American foreign policy as regards Latin America. Articles entitled "Can Pax Americana Succeed?" and "Training, Equipping the Latin American Military," reveal the concerns which U.S. church organizations sought to address.

This series is arranged roughly chronologically.



Box 2 Folder 1 Articles and papers, 1965 -- 1967

Fleming, D.F. "Can Pax Americana Succeed?" Annals of the AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science, July 1965; Edme, Henri. "Damping the fires of Revolution." Translated from Les Temps Modernes, Paris/ATLAS, Sept 1966; Roberts, W. Dayton. "What's ahead in Sao Paulo?" Latin American Evangelist, Nov-Dec 1967 Vol. 47, No. 6; Lens, Sidney. "Uncommon Common Market" Commonweal, June 1967


Box 2 Folder 2 Articles and papers, 1965 -- 1967

Page, Joseph A. "Revolution in Liberty" The New Republic, Dec. 1967; Hazelton, John S. "Changing Latin America-Church Labor Letter" No. 109, May 1967; "Justice and International Development." Concern, March 1, 1967; "A few recommendations for reading in the area of international economic development." University Christian Movement, [1967]; Structures of Christian presence: a proposal for study. tps, 1966; Loyo, Gilberto. "Latinoamérica y la explosión demográfica," Revista de Economía, Abril de 1967, 40 (4) ; Rodriguez, Alfonso. Our Christian Missions among the Spanish Americans in the U.S.A. tps., 1965.


Box 2 Folder 3 Articles and papers, 1967

Abbot, John W. "U.S. Frame of Mind and World Mission Service" Typescript report for the Promotion Staff Council of the Division of Overseas Ministries, 1967; Tyson, Brady. "The vanguard that failed," tps


Box 2 Folder 4 Articles and papers, 1966 -- 1967

Fletcher, Verne H. "Collective dimensions in interracial behavior," reprint from The City Church; Black, Donald. Implications for structure and program of contemporary discussion on the nature of evangelism. April 29-30, 1966; Sinclair, John H. "Understanding the Protestant Church in the U.S.A." Address, Jan 11, 1967.


Box 2 Folder 5 Articles and papers, 1966 -- 1967

Black, Donald. "Focus on the White Liberal," Pamphlet for the General Dept. of Mission Strategy and Evangelism, 1967; Goulet, Denis A. "Can there be social change with no violence?" Interview, World Campus Newspaper, Notre Dame University: Nov. 1967; Grant, Zalin B. "Training, equipping the Latin American military," The New Republic, Dec. 1967; Loffler, Paul. Observations on the Latin American consultation: "The Mission of the Church in an Urban Industrial Society," Typescript reflections, 1966; Hero, Alfred O. American protestants and world affairs, [1966]; Sullivan, Leon H. "An experiment in serving people in difficult urban areas," Address: Jan. 11, 1967.


Box 2 Folder 6 Articles and papers, 1963 -- 1968

Segundo, R. "The future of Christianity in Latin America," Crosscurrents, Summer, 1963; Vallier, Ivan. "Challenge to Catholicism in Latin America," Transaction magazine, Washington University, St. Louis, Miss. 1967; Bishop, Jordan. "Regis Debray," Commonweal, 10 Nov 1967; Diamond, Norman. "Why they shoot Americans," The Nation, Feb 5, 1968; Krushmic, Richard. "United States military bases in Puerto Rico and their strategic function," Internal doc. report, Feb. 1968.