Cleary, Edward L.

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CLEARY, Edward L.

CLEARY, Edward L. American, b. 1929. Genres: Area studies, Theology/Religion. Career: University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, assistant director of Latin American studies; Aquinas Institute, St. Louis, MO, academic dean and vice-president; Pontifical College Josephinum, Columbus, OH, professor and director of Hispanic studies, 1985-93; Providence College, Providence, RI, professor of Political Science, 1993-. Visiting professor at University of Pittsburgh, New York University, and Florida International University. Publications: (Ed.) Shaping a New World: An Orientation to Latin America, 1971; Crisis and Change: The Church in Latin America Today, 1985; (ed.) Path from Puebla: Significant Documents of the Latin American Bishops since 1979, 1989; (ed.) Born of the Poor: The Latin American Church since Medellin, 1990; (coed. and contrib.) Conflict and Competition: The Latin American Church in a Changing Environment, 1992; (coed. and contrib.) Power, Politics, and Pentecostals in Latin America, 1996. Address: Latin American Studies, Providence College, Providence, RI 02918, U.S.A.