Latin American Religion in Motion
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Afro-Brazilian Religions
Afro-Brazilian Traditions
Alternative Spiritualities
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catholic
Charismatic Prayer Group
Chilean Pentecostalism
church
churches
Collective Action Frame
comparative Latin American religious change
Contemporary Society
creole spirituality
denominational competition
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Esoteric Literature
evangelical
Evangelical Protestantism
faith transformation
gender equality movements
Historical Protestant Churches
janeiro
kardecist
Kardecist Spiritism
Latin American Catholic Church
liberation
Ninteenth Century
North American Free Trade Agreement
Opus Dei
Passive Catholics
Patron Saint's Feast
Patron Saint’s Feast
pentecostal
Pentecostal Church
Pentecostal Evangelical Churches
political mobilization religion
Popular Catholicism
Pretos Velhos
Religious Marketplace
religious pluralism
rio
Southeast Brazil
theology
Umbanda Centers
Young Man
Product details
- ISBN 9780415921060
- Weight: 560g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 17 Feb 1999
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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Latin America is undergoing a period of intense religious transformation and upheaval. This book analyzes some of the more important new discoveries about religious movements in the region. It examines important shifts such as the expansion and politicization of Protestantism, the ongoing transformation of the Catholic church, the growth of Afro-Brazilian religions, and the genuine pluralization of faith.
Christian Smith is Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. He is author of American Evangelism: Embattled and Thriving (1998), Resisting Reagan: The U.S. Central America Peace Movement (1996), The Emergence of Liberation Theology: RadicalReligion and Social Movement Theory (1991) and editor of Disruptive Religion: The Source of Faith in SocialMovement Activism (Routledge, 1996). Joshua Prokopy is agraduate student in Sociology at the University of NorthCarolina, Chapel Hill.
