RT Book
T1 Conversion of a continent: contemporary religious change in Latin America
A2 Steigenga, Timothy J. 1965-
A2 Cleary, Edward L. 1929-2011
LA English
PP New Brunswick, NJ London
PB Rutgers University Press
YR 2007
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1612113222
AB A massive religious transformation has unfolded over the past forty years in Latin America and the Caribbean. In a region where the Catholic Church could once claim a near monopoly of adherents, religious pluralism has fundamentally altered the social and religious landscape.onversion of a Continent" brings together twelve original essays that document and explore competing explanations for how and why conversion has occurred. Contributors draw on various insights from social movement theory to religious studies to help outline its impact on national attitudes and activities, gender relations, identity politics, and reverse waves of missions from Latin America aimed at the American immigrant community.Unlike other studies on religious conversion, this volume pays close attention to who converts, under what circumstances, the meaning of conversion to the individual, and how the change affects converts' beliefs and actions. The thematic focus makes this volume important to students and scholars in both religious studies and Latin American studies.
NO Includes bibliographical references and index
CN BL2540
SN 9780813542027
SN 9780813542010
K1 Conversion
K1 Conversion : Latin America
K1 Religion
K1 Religionsgemeinschaft
K1 Religiosität
K1 Nationalbewusstsein
K1 Brasilien
K1 Lateinamerika
K1 Latin America : Religion
K1 Aufsatzsammlung