Rethinking Protestantism in Latin America

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EAN: 978-1-56639-103-0
Publication: Oct 93
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EAN: 978-1-56639-102-3
Publication: Oct 93
240 pages
5.5 x 8.25
22 tables
Latin America's growing evangelical movement sparks political and social change
Description
Born-again Protestantism in South and Central America is expected to attract one-quarter to one-third of the population by early in the twenty-first century. The diverse case studies in this volume explore facets of the movement such as the role of women, the connection with Catholic mysticism, the politics of supposedly conservative evangelical missionaries, and the implications for existing patterns of authority.
Table of Contents
Introduction: Rethinking Protestantism in Latin America David Stoll
1. Struggling Against the Devil: Pentecostalism and Social Movements in Urban Brazil John Burdick
2. The Crentes of Campo Alegre and the Religious Construction of Brazilian Politics Rowan Ireland
3. Brother Votes for Brother: The New Politics of Protestantism in Brazil Paul Freston
4. Protestantism in El Salvador: Conventional Wisdom versus the Survey Evidence Kenneth M. Coleman, Edwin Eloy Aguilar, José Miguel Sandoval, and Timothy J. Steigenga
5. The Reformation of Machismo: Asceticism and Masculinity among Colombian Evangelicals Elizabeth Brusco
6. Shifting Affiliations: Mayan Widows and Evangélicos in Guatemala Linda Green
7. Religious Mobility and the Many Words of God in La Paz, Bolivia Lesley Gill
Conclusion: Is This Latin America's Reformation? Virginia Garrard-Burnett
Bibliography
About the Contributors
Index