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Power, politics, and Pentecostals in Latin America / - Colorado, Westview Press. ©1997 - vii, 261 pages ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index

Introduction: Pentecostals, Prominence, and Politics / Pentecostals, Politics, and Public Space in Latin America / Pentecostalism and Women in Brazil / Private Power or Public Power: Pentecostalism, Base Communities, and Gender / Interchurch Relations: Exclusion, Ecumenism, and the Poor / Edward L. Cleary -- Michael Dodson -- Cecilia Loreto Mariz and Maria das Dores Campos Machado -- Carol Ann Drogus -- Guillermo Cook -- 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

"Today over forty million Latin Americans classify themselves as Protestant, of which the overwhelming majority belong to some form of Pentecostalism. The rapid dissemination of Pentecostal beliefs has produced vibrant alternatives to traditional dominant culture and changed relations within the family, locality, and workplace. This volume introduces broad issues in the Pentecostal movement, including gender relations, political power and organization, and inter-Pentecostal and ecumenical relations. These themes are then examined more specifically in the country case studies, which address the historical foundations of the Pentecostal movement, patterns of and explanation for its growth, and the consequences of its expanding presence, including increased political influence."--Jacket

ISBN: 0813321298 081332128X 9780813321288 9780813321295

Nat. Bib. No.: GB9757868 bnb

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Pentecostal churches--Latin America
Christianity and politics--History--Latin America--20th century
Iglesias de Pentecostés--Hispanoamérica

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Latin America--Church history--20th century
Latin America--Politics and government--1980-

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Church history.
History.

LC Class. No.: BR1644.5.L29 / P68 1997

Dewey Class. No.: 280/.4/098