Latin American Catholic Base Communities (umbrella, mainstream)
Latin American Catholic base-community movement (Comunidades Eclesiales de Base) emerging from 1960s liberation theology. Mainstream voluntary Catholic tradition.
CLCI radar
BITE breakdown
0 — mainstream Latin American Catholic base-community movement.
Profile facts
In context
Comunidades Eclesiales de Base (CEBs) are small Catholic community groups focused on Bible study and social justice. Emerged from 1960s liberation theology. Substantial Brazilian and Central American presence. Mainstream low-control tradition.
Recovery resources
- ICSA (International Cultic Studies Association) — General referral and cult-aware therapist directory.
- INFORM (Information Network on Religious Movements) — LSE-founded UK research-based information service covering new religious movements.
- Freedom of Mind Resource Center — Steven Hassan's organisation; BITE-model resources and family-side exit guidance.
See the full curated list at /resources.
This profile is in progress — history, deeper BITE evidence and survivor voices are still being added. Contributions welcome via GitHub.
Timeline
- 1960sLiberation theology and base communities emerge
Evidence matrix
Structured sources cross-linked to the claims they document. Tiered per the source hierarchy. For free-text citations see the Sources section below.
| Title | Type | Reliability | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACADIAN SETTLEMENT IN LOUISIANA: COLONIAL POPULATIONS AND IMPERIAL POLICY · archive | Academic | Secondary | — |
| A Cajun French-English Glossary | Academic | Secondary | — |
| L'émergence d'une littérature française en Louisiane · archive | Academic | Secondary | — |
| Ces Cajuns qui font danser le français | Journalism | Secondary | — |
| ケイジャン（Cajun）とかクレオール（Creole）って、何だろう？ · archive | Journalism | Secondary | — |
| Cajun» American ethnic group · archive | Organisation | Tertiary | — |
| A Library of Creole‐Cajun Cooking | Journalism | Secondary | — |
Sources
- Phillip Berryman academic work search ↗
- ACADIAN SETTLEMENT IN LOUISIANA: COLONIAL POPULATIONS AND IMPERIAL POLICY — https://oaktrust.library.tamu.edu/bitstream/handle/1969.1/5700/Kolb_Frances_Fellows.pdf open ↗
- A Cajun French-English Glossary — http://appl003.lsu.edu/artsci/frenchweb.nsf/$Content/Cajun+French+Glossary?OpenDocument open ↗
- L'émergence d'une littérature française en Louisiane — http://www.centenary.edu/french/textes/emergence.htm open ↗
- Ces Cajuns qui font danser le français — https://www.lefigaro.fr/international/2015/01/02/01003-20150102ARTFIG00139-ces-cajuns-qui-font-danser-les-francais.php open ↗
- ケイジャン（Cajun）とかクレオール（Creole）って、何だろう？ — https://www.asahi.com/food/cooking/TKY200706220233.html open ↗
- Cajun» American ethnic group — https://www.britannica.com/topic/Cajun open ↗
- A Library of Creole‐Cajun Cooking — https://www.nytimes.com/1979/09/12/archives/a-library-of-creolecajun-cooking.html open ↗
We cite sources by name and outlet rather than fabricating links. Where a source includes its own URL, the open ↗ link opens it directly; otherwise search ↗ runs a Google Scholar query for the cited title — useful for verifying academic sources. For news outlets, search the outlet's own archive.
Change history
Substantive edits logged per the score-updates policy.
- 2026-05-29Phase 1 Batch J: per-group recovery resources applied via programmatic palette (closest-fit by category + subCategory + score). Palette: Mainstream-comparator lighter.
- 2026-05-20Source-density flags derived from existing free-text sources[]: academic sources. Heuristic auto-flag; subsequent editorial pass will populate structuredSources[] with reliability tiers.
- 2026-05-20Score band scheme migrated from 4 bands to 5 (Minimal 0–5 / Low 6–12 / Moderate 13–20 / High 21–30 / Extreme 31–40). No CLCI value changed; the new Minimal band was carved out of the bottom of the previous Low band.
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