Revolutionary Writings

207 Pages·1969·5.937 MB·English

by  Camilo Torres, Linda Day, Robert Olsen

Revolutionary Writings

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Revolutionary
Writings
Herder and Herder
1969
HERDER AND HERDER NEW YORK
232 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10016
Original edition: Camilo Torres,
Cuernavaca, Centro Intercultural de Documentation, 1966.
Translated by Robert Olsen and Linda Day.
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 72-89464
© 1969 by Herder and Herder, Inc.
Manufactured in the United States
CONTENTS
I. The Modern University and Social Problems 11
1. The Role of the University 11
2. Social Problems in Relation to Science and
Service 12
3. The Study of Social Problems « 13
4. Concern for Social Problems 13
5. Recommendations 15
II. The Standard of Living in Bogota 16
Introduction 16
1. Proletarization 17
2. Factors of Rural Emigration 18
3. Qualitative Characteristics of Urban
Immigration 20
III. Land Exploitation and Land Reform 22
1. Agrarian Reform 22
2. The Landholding Class 23
3. Reform for Colombia 25
IV. Structuring an Authentic Latin American Sociology 26
1. Cultural Colonialism in Latin America 26
2. The Danger of “Nominalism” 27
3. The Authenticity of Latin American Sociology 28
4. The Education and Training of Latin
American Sociologists 34
V. The Structure and Role of the University 36
1. The Chaplain and the Rector 36
2. The Crisis of the University 37
3. A Priest in the University 43
VI. Urbanization and Urban Reform 47
1. The Concept of Urbanization 47
2. The Process of Urbanization 51
3. Urbanization and Development 59
4. Urban Reform 67
VII. The Problems of Rural Society 70
1. Variables Common to Every Rural Society 70
2. Characteristic Variables of Rural Society in
Colombia 80
3. Conclusion 86
VIII. The Bidimensional Man 88
IX. How Pressure Groups Influence the Government 92
X. Science and the Dialogue 94
XI. Two Subcultures 98
1. A Complex Symptom 99
2. The Two Subcultures 99
3. Different Meanings 100
4. A United Front 101
XII. The Christian Apostolate and Economic
Programming 103
1. The Essence of the Christian Apostolate 103
2. Factors of Economic Programming in
Underdeveloped Countries 109
3. Christian Responsibility in Economic Planning 127
4. Conclusions 133
XIII. Criticism and Self-Criticism 135
XIV. Letter to Bishop Ruben Isaza 139
XV. Platform of the United Front of the
Colombian People 143
1. Motives 143
2. Objectives 144
XVI. Communism in the Church? 149
XVII. Possibilities for the Left 154
XVIII. Expropriating Church Property 160
XIX. Laicization 163
XX. Crossroads of the Church in Latin America 165
1. The Strength or Weakness of the Church? 165
2. The Church of Cult and the Church of Faith 166
3. The Church of Charity and the Church of Faith 167
4. The Witness of Charity 167
XXI. The United Front 170
1. Why I Am Not Going to the Elections 170
2. Message to the Christians 172
3. Message to the Communists 173
4. Assignments 176
5. Message to the Military 178
6. Message to the Non-Aligned 180
7. Message to the Trade Unions 183
8. Father Torres Speaks 186
9. Message to the Peasants 186
10. Organizing the Non-Aligned 189
11. Message to the Women 191
12. The Platform and the Revolution 193
13. Message to the Students 196
14. Building Up the Internal Organization 198
XXII. Call to the Colombian People 201
Sources 205

Revolutionary Writing