 b) Uruguay: Extreme Positive Case Study (Latin America)Jason García Portilla
Chapter Chapter 19 in Ye Shall Know Them by Their Fruits, 2022, pp 299-307 from Springer Abstract: Abstract Secularisation and religiosity in Uruguay are closer to Western European levels than to Latin American averages. The idea of medieval “Christendom” inherited from Hispanic times became obsolete and residual in Uruguay already during the nineteenth century (which is early compared to the rest of Latin America). Uruguay closely followed the laïcité model of the French Revolution without ever completely replicating it. This process resulted in the widespread secularisation of institutional fields, displaced religion to the domestic sphere, and guaranteed the freedom of consciousness and religion. In Uruguay, as well as in Switzerland, Protestantism has played a crucial role along with liberalism in introducing anti-clericalism (and religious freedom) in its constitution and therefore also in its institutions. Protestantism, then, has played a decisive role in shaping the trajectory of democracy, human capital, ethics, transparency, secularisation, and social progress. Keywords: Religion in Uruguay; Secularisation; anti-clericalism; Roman Catholic Church-State; Protestant reformation; Church-state relations; Prosperity; Competitiveness; Corruption (search for similar items in EconPapers) There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:spr:conchp:978-3-030-78498-0_19 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-78498-0_19 Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in Contributions to Economics from Springer |
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