Can I read New Ways of Being Pentecostal in Latin America on EtoBox?

New Ways of Being Pentecostal in Latin America by Martin Lindhardt; Bernice Martin; Jakob Egeris Thorsen; Toomas Gross; Stephen Hunt; David Martin is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is New Ways of Being Pentecostal in Latin America about?

The explosive growth of Pentecostalism has radically transformed Latin America s religious landscape within the last half century or so. In a region where Catholicism reigned hegemonic for centuries, the expansion of Pentecostalism has now resulted in a situation of religious pluralism and competition, bearing much more resemblance to the United States than to the Iberian motherlands. Furthermore, the fierce competition from Pentecostal churches has inspired significant renewals of Latin American Catholicism, most notably the growth of a Catholic Charismatic movement. However, another and more recent source of religious pluralism and diversity in Latin America is an increasing pluralization and diversification of Pentecostalism itself and of the ways in which individual Pentecostals exercise their faith. By carefully exploring this diversification, the book at hand breaks new ground in the literature on Latin American Christianity. Particular attention is focused on new ways of being Pentecostal and on the consequences of recent transformations of Christianity for individuals, faith communities and societies. More specifically, the chapters of the book look into certain transformat

Who reads New Ways of Being Pentecostal in Latin America?

Author

Martin Lindhardt; Bernice Martin; Jakob Egeris Thorsen; Toomas Gross; Stephen Hunt; David Martin

Publisher

Lexington Books/Fortress Academic

Published

2016

Language

EN

ISBN

9780739196571

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Christian, Sociology, History