Brazilian Evangelicalism in the Twenty-First Century
An Inside and Outside Look
Editors: Miller, Eric, Morgan, Ronald J. (Eds.)
Free Preview- Guides the reader into the burgeoning world of Brazilian evangelicalism
- Includes chapters by authors spanning many academic disciplines
- Uses statistical overview, historical narrative, personal anecdote, social-scientific analysis, and theological inquiry
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- About this book
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Over the past fifty years Brazil’s evangelical community has increased from five to twenty-five percent of the population. This volume’s authors use statistical overview, historical narrative, personal anecdote, social-scientific analysis, and theological inquiry to map out this emerging landscape. The book’s thematic center pivots on the question of how Brazilian evangelicals are exerting their presence and effecting change in the public life of the nation. Rather than fixing its focus on the interior life of Brazilian evangelicals and their congregations, the book’s attention is directed toward social expression: the ways in which Brazilian evangelicals are present and active in the common life of the nation.
- About the authors
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Eric Miller is Professor of History and the Humanities at Geneva College, USA, where he directs the honors program.
Ronald J. Morgan is Professor of History and Chair of the Department of History and Global Studies at Abilene Christian University, USA.
- Reviews
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“For its coverage, depth, and acute relevance for all who hope to understand evangelicals in Brazil, this volume is a must read. It is a mosaic fashioned from Brazil’s actual, ongoing historical circumstance.” (Serguem Jessui Silva, national representative, Tearfund Brasil)
“This outstanding collection of essays and articles examines Brazilian evangelicalism with rigor and sympathy. The authors’ nuanced understanding of the difficult sociopolitical situations in which Brazilian evangelicals operate allows them both to appreciate genuine evangelical accomplishments and to criticize evangelical excesses and omissions. I can’t think of a better book on Brazilian evangelicalism.” (Todd Hartch, Eastern Kentucky University, USA)
“This book contributes significantly to the study of the public place of religion and its public representations in Latin America. The various contributors’ interdisciplinary analysis of Brazilian evangelical Protestantism allows the reader not only to observe diverse strategies of evangelical engagement in public life, but also to rethink the implications of the evangelical factor in various fields of Brazilian society: civic participation, political engagement, environment thought and practice, and social policy.” (Rolando Pérez, Pontifical Catholic University of Peru)
- Table of contents (17 chapters)
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Introduction
Pages 1-27
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Historical Trajectories of Protestantism in Brazil, 1810–1960
Pages 31-63
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Which Evangélicos? Probing the Diversities Within Brazilian Protestantism and the Case for a “Middle Way”
Pages 65-81
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Evangelicals in Brazil: Analysis, Assessment, Challenge
Pages 83-106
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Evangelicals and the Secular State in Brazilian Politics: Current Controversies in Perspective
Pages 109-117
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Table of contents (17 chapters)
Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Brazilian Evangelicalism in the Twenty-First Century
- Book Subtitle
- An Inside and Outside Look
- Editors
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- Eric Miller
- Ronald J. Morgan
- Series Title
- Christianity and Renewal - Interdisciplinary Studies
- Copyright
- 2019
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Copyright Holder
- The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG, part of Springer Nature
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-030-13686-4
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-030-13686-4
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-030-13685-7
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XXIII, 364
- Number of Illustrations
- 1 b/w illustrations, 7 illustrations in colour
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