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""The Catholic Church and Argentina's Dirty War by Gustavo Morello, SJ, makes an important contribution to the literature that has been trying to understand the behavior of religious actors and institutions during times of state violence."" -- Lucia Cash Beare, University of California, The Journal of Religion ""Morello's nuanced analysis on religious diversity is a welcome alternative to the predominantly denunciatory literature on the role of the Catholic Church in Argentina's Dirty War. His religious lens provides solid alternative insights in the so-called cultural war that waged in Argentina.""--Eva van Roekel, Journal of Church and State ""Morello's carefully researched account of the detention and torture of six La Salette workers during Argentina's 'dirty war' exposes a parallel ideological war pursued in earnest by a traditionalist government obsessed with obliterating progressive Catholicism. This harrowing story of courage in the midst of great evil reveals how the Catholic faith was utilized in remarkably distinct ways to serve opposing visions of justice and moral duty."" --Robert Brenneman, author of Homies and Hermanos: God and Gangs in Central America ""In a world in which extremists justify atrocity in name of religious beliefs, Morello illuminates the many ways reactionary Catholics legitimated the brutal terrorism of Argentina's military dictatorship four decades ago. Drawing on more than thirty survivor interviews and personal histories, he takes us beyond previous accounts based on official documents, into the torture cells of the regime - and the intimate interface between power and faith."" --Alexander Wilde, Religious Responses to Violence: Human Rights in Latin America Past and Present ""This deeply researched book explains how and why religious activists became targets of repression by Argentina's military. Morello examines the case of priests and seminarians who were arrested and tortured and locates their experience effectively in larger institutional and ideological currents. The author draws out all the nuances of this tragic and sometimes confounding case. The result is an enriched understanding not only of what happened but also of the possibilities of change and conflict within politics and religion more generally."" --Daniel H. Levine, author of Popular Voices in Latin American Catholicism and Politics, Society and Religion in Latin America

Morello's carefully researched account of the detention and torture of six La Salette workers during Argentina's 'dirty war' exposes a parallel ideological war pursued in earnest by a traditionalist government obsessed with obliterating progressive Catholicism. This harrowing story of courage in the midst of great evil reveals how the Catholic faith was utilized in remarkably distinct ways to serve opposing visions of justice and moral duty. --Robert Brenneman, author of Homies and Hermanos: God and Gangs in Central America In a world in which extremists justify atrocity in name of religious beliefs, Morello illuminates the many ways reactionary Catholics legitimated the brutal terrorism of Argentina's military dictatorship four decades ago. Drawing on more than thirty survivor interviews and personal histories, he takes us beyond previous accounts based on official documents, into the torture cells of the regime - and the intimate interface between power and faith. --Alexander Wilde, Religious Responses to Violence: Human Rights in Latin America Past and Present This deeply researched book explains how and why religious activists became targets of repression by Argentina's military. Morello examines the case of priests and seminarians who were arrested and tortured and locates their experience effectively in larger institutional and ideological currents. The author draws out all the nuances of this tragic and sometimes confounding case. The result is an enriched understanding not only of what happened but also of the possibilities of change and conflict within politics and religion more generally. --Daniel H. Levine, author of Popular Voices in Latin American Catholicism and Politics, Society and Religion in Latin America

Morello's carefully researched account of the detention and torture of six La Salette workers during Argentina's 'dirty war' exposes a parallel ideological war pursued in earnest by a traditionalist government obsessed with obliterating progressive Catholicism. This harrowing story of courage in the midst of great evil reveals how the Catholic faith was utilized in remarkably distinct ways to serve opposing visions of justice and moral duty. --Robert Brenneman, author of Homies and Hermanos: God and Gangs in Central America In a world in which extremists justify atrocity in name of religious beliefs, Morello illuminates the many ways reactionary Catholics legitimated the brutal terrorism of Argentina's military dictatorship four decades ago. Drawing on more than thirty survivor interviews and personal histories, he takes us beyond previous accounts based on official documents, into the torture cells of the regime - and the intimate interface between power and faith. --Alexander Wilde, Religious Responses to Violence: Human Rights in Latin America Past and Present This deeply researched book explains how and why religious activists became targets of repression by Argentina's military. Morello examines the case of priests and seminarians who were arrested and tortured and locates their experience effectively in larger institutional and ideological currents. The author draws out all the nuances of this tragic and sometimes confounding case. The result is an enriched understanding not only of what happened but also of the possibilities of change and conflict within politics and religion more generally. --Daniel H. Levine, author of Popular Voices in Latin American Catholicism and Politics, Society and Religion in Latin America Morello's carefully researched account of the detention and torture of six La Salette workers during Argentina's 'dirty war' exposes a parallel ideological war pursued in earnest by a traditionalist government obsessed with obliterating progressive Catholicism. This harrowing story of courage in the midst of great evil reveals how the Catholic faith was utilized in remarkably distinct ways to serve opposing visions of justice and moral duty. --Robert Brenneman, author of Homies and Hermanos: God and Gangs in Central America In a world in which extremists justify atrocity in name of religious beliefs, Morello illuminates the many ways reactionary Catholics legitimated the brutal terrorism of Argentina's military dictatorship four decades ago. Drawing on more than thirty survivor interviews and personal histories, he takes us beyond previous accounts based on official documents, into the torture cells of the regime - and the intimate interface between power and faith. --Alexander Wilde, Religious Responses to Violence: Human Rights in Latin America Past and Present This deeply researched book explains how and why religious activists became targets of repression by Argentina's military. Morello examines the case of priests and seminarians who were arrested and tortured and locates their experience effectively in larger institutional and ideological currents. The author draws out all the nuances of this tragic and sometimes confounding case. The result is an enriched understanding not only of what happened but also of the possibilities of change and conflict within politics and religion more generally. --Daniel H. Levine, author of Popular Voices in Latin American Catholicism and Politics, Society and Religion in Latin America

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Gustavo Morello, SJ is Associate Professor of Sociology at Boston College.

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