Evangelism and apostasy : the evolution and impact of evangelicals in modern Mexico / / Kurt Bowen

• Autore: Bowen Kurt Derek
• Pubblicazione: Montreal [Quebec] ; ; Buffalo, : McGill-Queen's University Press, c1996
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xi, 270 pages)
• Disciplina: 306.6/804/0972
• Soggetto topico: Evangelicalism - Mexico; Protestant churches - Mexico; Pentecostalism - Mexico
• Soggetto geografico: Mexico Church history 20th century
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [257]-265) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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 Index
• Sommario/riassunto: In 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.
• Altri titoli varianti: Evangelism & apostasy
• Titolo autorizzato: Evangelism and apostasy
• ISBN: 1-282-85377-5; 9786612853777; 0-7735-6584-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910822500203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: McGill-Queen's studies in the history of religion ; ; 23.