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Fighting 21st Century Fascism

Manuel A. Vásquez

Manuel A. Vásquez is professor of religion and Latin American studies at the University of Florida. His most recent publications include Living “Illegal”: The Human Face of Unauthorized Immigration (New Press, 2011) and The Diaspora of Brazilian Religions (Brill, 2013).

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Religion Dispatches

“This Pope is a Brazilian!”

While Francis’s visit to Brazil threatens to be overshadowed by his comments on gay priests uttered on the plane to Rome, it has generated an enormous outpouring of emotion and fervor. From the time…
Silvia Fernandes
Manuel A. Vásquez
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Religion Dispatches

Is New Pope’s Take on the Poor All That New?

As Francis heads to Brazil, is the new pope signaling a shift away from John Paul-era “conservative restoration” or is this simply a return to JP’s image-conscious conservative populism?
Silvia Fernandes
Manuel A. Vásquez
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Religion Dispatches

Dispatches from the Borderlands: "They Came at Night, Trying to Kill Us!"

The scapegoating of immigrants is a global problem, one that flares up in different countries, depending on local circumstances. We must not imagine that the United States is immune to such violence.
Manuel A. Vásquez
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