Christianity in Latin America :
González, Ondina E., 1958-
Christianity in Latin America : a history / Ondina E. González, Justo L. González. - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008. - 1 online resource (xii, 331 pages)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-322) and index.
Foundations -- The arrival of Christianity -- The shaping of the faith -- Reform movements -- The church in turmoil -- The church's new place -- Protestant immigrants -- An expanding Protestant presence -- Catholicism after Vatican II -- Pentecostalism and autochthonous movements -- By way of conclusion.
"From the arrival of the Conquistadores in the fifteenth century to the spread of the Pentecostal movement today, Christianity has moulded, coerced, refashioned, and enriched Latin America. Likewise, Christianity has been changed, criticized, and renewed as it crossed the Atlantic. These changes now affect its practice and understanding, not only in South and Central America and the Caribbean, but also - through immigration and global communication - around the world. Focusing on this mutually constitutive relationship, Christianity in Latin America presents the important encounters between people, ideas, and events of this large, heterogeneous subject. In doing so, it takes readers on a fascinating journey of explorers, missionaries, farmers, mystics, charlatans, evangelists, dictators, and martyrs. This book offers an accessible and engaging review of the history of Christianity in Latin America with a widely ecumenical focus to foster understanding of the various forces shaping both Christianity and the region"--Back cover.
9780511367502 0511367503 0521863295 9780521863292 0521681928 9780521681926 0511366914 9780511366918 9780511803543 0511803540 1281146129 9781281146120 9786611146122 6611146121
RELIGION--Christianity--History.
Christendom.
Latin America--Church history.
Latin America.
Latijns-Amerika.
Lateinamerika.
Electronic books.
Church history.
BR600 / .G67 2008eb
278
Christianity in Latin America : a history / Ondina E. González, Justo L. González. - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008. - 1 online resource (xii, 331 pages)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-322) and index.
Foundations -- The arrival of Christianity -- The shaping of the faith -- Reform movements -- The church in turmoil -- The church's new place -- Protestant immigrants -- An expanding Protestant presence -- Catholicism after Vatican II -- Pentecostalism and autochthonous movements -- By way of conclusion.
"From the arrival of the Conquistadores in the fifteenth century to the spread of the Pentecostal movement today, Christianity has moulded, coerced, refashioned, and enriched Latin America. Likewise, Christianity has been changed, criticized, and renewed as it crossed the Atlantic. These changes now affect its practice and understanding, not only in South and Central America and the Caribbean, but also - through immigration and global communication - around the world. Focusing on this mutually constitutive relationship, Christianity in Latin America presents the important encounters between people, ideas, and events of this large, heterogeneous subject. In doing so, it takes readers on a fascinating journey of explorers, missionaries, farmers, mystics, charlatans, evangelists, dictators, and martyrs. This book offers an accessible and engaging review of the history of Christianity in Latin America with a widely ecumenical focus to foster understanding of the various forces shaping both Christianity and the region"--Back cover.
9780511367502 0511367503 0521863295 9780521863292 0521681928 9780521681926 0511366914 9780511366918 9780511803543 0511803540 1281146129 9781281146120 9786611146122 6611146121
RELIGION--Christianity--History.
Christendom.
Latin America--Church history.
Latin America.
Latijns-Amerika.
Lateinamerika.
Electronic books.
Church history.
BR600 / .G67 2008eb
278
