03287nam 2200721Ia 450 991078263250332120230912125559.01-282-85377-597866128537770-7735-6584-110.1515/9780773565845(CKB)1000000000713997(SSID)ssj0000279280(PQKBManifestationID)11234782(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000279280(PQKBWorkID)10267932(PQKB)10744986(CaPaEBR)400609(CaBNvSL)slc00200432(Au-PeEL)EBL3330773(CaPaEBR)ebr10141443(CaONFJC)MIL285377(OCoLC)929121014(VaAlCD)20.500.12592/7qhft5(schport)gibson_crkn/2009-12-01/1/400609(MiAaPQ)EBC3330773(DE-B1597)656861(DE-B1597)9780773565845(MiAaPQ)EBC3244610(EXLCZ)99100000000071399719970220h19961996 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierEvangelism and apostasy the evolution and impact of evangelicals in modern Mexico /Kurt BowenMontréal ;Buffalo :McGill-Queen's University Press,1996.©19961 online resource (xi, 270 pages)McGill-Queen's studies in the history of religion ;230-7735-1379-5 Includes bibliographical references (p. [257]-265) and index.Contents Tables Acknowledgments 1 Introduction 2 Historical Background 3 Gains and Losses: The Last Twenty Years 4 Conversion and Evangelism 5 The Evangelical World-View 6 Community Life 7 The Missionaries 8 Societal Links: El Mundo 9 Conclusion Notes Bibliography IndexIn this sociological assessment of the Evangelical movement in Mexico, Kurt Bowen highlights the demographic, social, and political character of the movement in the 1980s and 1990s. He pays particular attention to conversion processes, commitment mechanisms, schisms, and distinctive beliefs. Bowen also considers the controversial issues of religious persecution and American missionary influence. Bowen reveals that Evangelicalism's appeal is so pervasive in Mexico that if Evangelical converts all remained faithful it could become Mexico's dominant religion by 2006. This projection, however, is improbable due to high drop-out rates and Bowen argues that Evangelical apostasy is rooted in the most basic beliefs and practices of its followers.McGill-Queen's studies in the history of religion ;23.Evangelism & apostasyEvangelicalismMexicoProtestant churchesMexicoPentecostalismMexicoMexicoChurch history20th centuryEvangelicalismProtestant churchesPentecostalism306.6/804/0972Bowen Kurt Derek1485859MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910782632503321Evangelism and apostasy3726366UNINA