God and Government: Guatemala Edition, What We Learned from Rwanda, and More
April 04, 2014
Summary: Maureen travels to Guatemala, a country still debating the legacy of its most controversial leader, Rios Montt; and reflecting on the moral lessons of the Rwanda genocide, 20 years later.
Struggling with the Legacy of Rios Montt
March 26, 2014
Efrain Rios Montt ruled Guatemala from 1982 to 1983 as their first Evangelical Christian President. During his short time in office, thousands of indigenous Mayans were killed as part of that country's civil war against guerillas and their supporters. Today, Guatemala is still trying to make sense of it all. This week we ask, what role did religion play in the conflict? And what role is religion playing today as the country tries to move forward?
Pictured: Marta Gallegos, a victim of violence during Guatemala's decades-long civil war. Photo by Ben Parker.
Virginia Garrard-Burnett, professor of in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Texas at Austin Robert Brenneman, assistant professor of sociology at St. Michael's College
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The Moral Lessons of Rwanda
April 04, 2014
April 7th marks the anniversary of the genocide in Rwanda, in which an estimated 800,000 people were killed. It’s been 20 years since the international community failed to respond to what quickly turned into a genocide. But choices about intervention haven't gotten any easier. Twenty years later, what have we learned?
Pictured: photos of genocide victims at the Kigali Memorial Center.
