LEADER 03289nam 2200721Ia 450 001 9910822500203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-85377-5 010 $a9786612853777 010 $a0-7735-6584-1 024 7 $a10.1515/9780773565845 035 $a(CKB)1000000000713997 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000279280 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11234782 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000279280 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10267932 035 $a(PQKB)10744986 035 $a(CaPaEBR)400609 035 $a(CaBNvSL)slc00200432 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3330773 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10141443 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL285377 035 $a(OCoLC)929121014 035 $a(VaAlCD)20.500.12592/7qhft5 035 $a(schport)gibson_crkn/2009-12-01/1/400609 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3330773 035 $a(DE-B1597)656861 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780773565845 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3244610 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000713997 100 $a19970220d1996 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aEvangelism and apostasy $ethe evolution and impact of evangelicals in modern Mexico /$fKurt Bowen 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aMontreal [Quebec] ;$aBuffalo $cMcGill-Queen's University Press$dc1996 215 $a1 online resource (xi, 270 pages) 225 1 $aMcGill-Queen's studies in the history of religion ;$v23 311 0 $a0-7735-1379-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [257]-265) and index. 327 $aContents 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 Index 330 $aIn this sociological assessment of the Evangelical movement in Mexico, Kurt Bowen highlights the demographic, social, and political character of the movement in the 1980s and 1990s. He pays particular attention to conversion processes, commitment mechanisms, schisms, and distinctive beliefs. Bowen also considers the controversial issues of religious persecution and American missionary influence. Bowen reveals that Evangelicalism's appeal is so pervasive in Mexico that if Evangelical converts all remained faithful it could become Mexico's dominant religion by 2006. This projection, however, is improbable due to high drop-out rates and Bowen argues that Evangelical apostasy is rooted in the most basic beliefs and practices of its followers. 410 0$aMcGill-Queen's studies in the history of religion ;$v23. 517 1 $aEvangelism & apostasy 606 $aEvangelicalism$zMexico 606 $aProtestant churches$zMexico 606 $aPentecostalism$zMexico 607 $aMexico$xChurch history$y20th century 615 0$aEvangelicalism 615 0$aProtestant churches 615 0$aPentecostalism 676 $a306.6/804/0972 700 $aBowen$b Kurt Derek$01600641 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910822500203321 996 $aEvangelism and apostasy$94074791 997 $aUNINA