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Evangelical Christianity and democracy in Latin America [electronic resource] / edited by Paul Freston.

Freston, Paul. (Added Author).

Summary:

In Latin America, evangelical Protestantism poses an increasing challenge to Catholicism's long-established religious hegemony. At the same time, the region is among the most generally democratic outside the West, despite often being labeled as 'underdeveloped.' Scholars disagree whether Latin American Protestantism, as a fast-growing and predominantly lower-class phenomenon, will encourage a political culture that is repressive and authoritarian, or if it will have democratizing effects. Drawing from a range of sources, Evangelical Christianity and Democracy in Latin America provides case studies of five countries: Brazil, Peru, Mexico, Guatemala, and Nicaragua. The contributors, mainly scholars based in Latin America, bring first hand-knowledge to their chapters. The result is a work that explores the relationship between Latin American evangelicalism and politics, its influences, manifestations, and prospects for the future. --From publisher's description.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780199721245 (electronic bk.)
  • ISBN: 0199721246 (electronic bk.)
  • Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxx, 250 p.)
  • Publisher: Oxford ; Oxford University Press, 2008.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-235) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction : the many faces of Evangelical politics in Latin America / Paul Freston -- Democratic activity and religious practices of Evangelicals in Mexico / Felipe Vásquez Palacios -- From war to reconciliation : Guatemalan Evangelicals and the transition to democracy, 1982-2001 / C. Mathews Samson -- The evolution of Protestant participation in Nicaraguan politics and the rise of Evangelical parties / Roberto Zub -- Evangelicals and politics in Fujimori's Peru / Darío López Rodríguez -- Religion and democracy in Brazil : a study of the leading Evangelical politicians / Alexandre Brasil Fonseca -- Conclusion : Evangelicals and democracy--the experience of Latin America in context / Daniel H. Levine.
Source of Description Note:
Description based on print version record.
Subject: Evangelicalism > Political aspects > Latin America.
Democracy > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Christianity and politics > Latin America.


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