The catholics, protestants, and fourth-day spiritualityNabhan-Warren, Kristy.creatortextbibliographyChurch history.Electronic books.ncu2013First edition.monographiceng

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1 online resource."The internationally growing Cursillo movement, or "short course in Christianity," founded in 1944 by Spanish Catholic lay practitioners, has become popular among American Catholics and Protestants alike. This lay-led weekend experience helps participants recommit to and live their faith. Emphasizing how American Christians have privileged the individual religious experience and downplayed denominational and theological differences in favor of a common identity as renewed people of faith, Kristy Nabhan-Warren focuses on cursillistas--those who have completed a Cursillo weekend--to show how their experiences are a touchstone for understanding these trends in post-1960s American Christianity"--"The internationally growing Cursillo movement, or "short course in Christianity," founded in 1944 by Spanish Catholic lay practitioners, has become popular among American Catholics and Protestants alike. This lay-led weekend experience helps participants recommit to and live their faith. Emphasizing how American Christians have privileged the individual religious experience and downplayed denominational and theological differences in favor of a common identity as renewed people of faith, Kristy Nabhan-Warren focuses on cursillistas--those who have completed a Cursillo weekend--to show how their experiences are a touchstone for understanding these trends in post-1960s American Christianity. Drawing on extensive ethnographic fieldwork as well as historical research, Nabhan-Warren shows the importance of Latino Catholics in the spread of the Cursillo movement. Cursillistas' stories, she argues, guide us toward a new understanding of contemporary Christian identities, inside and outside U.S. borders, and of the importance of globalizing American religious boundaries"--Cover Page; The Cursillo Movement in America; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Illustrations; Preface New Beginnings; Introduction Finding Christ and Community in America; Chapter One Los Orígenes Mallorquines; Chapter Two Coming to America; Chapter Three A Focus on Christian Experience; Chapter Four Blooming Where We're Planted; Chapter Five Teens Encounter Christ; Chapter Six Feeding Bodies and Souls; Chapter Seven Maverick yet Mainstream; Epilogue Cursillo Weekends, Fourth-Day Spirituality, and the Future; Appendix One Cursillo Chronology; Appendix Two Glossary; Notes; Index.Kristy Nabhan-Warren.Includes bibliographical references and index.n-us---Cursillo Movement in the United States.United StatesChurch history20th centuryCursillo Movement in the United States.United StatesRELIGION / Christianity / CatholicHISTORY / United States / 20th CenturyCursillo Movement in the United StatesLay ministryPrayerSpiritual retreatsCatholic ChurchEducationSpiritual retreatsRELIGION / Christian Life / Spiritual Growth 1900 - 1999 fast BX2375.A3 N33 2013269/.6REL010000 HIS036060(DLC) 201300828614696071749781469607177http://www.novanet.eblib.com/EBLWeb/patron/?target=patron&extendedid=P_1120503_0http://muse.jhu.edu/books/9781469608037/http://public.eblib.com/choice/publicfullrecord.aspx?p=1120503http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=532725http://www.novanet.eblib.com/EBLWeb/patron/?target=patron&extendedid=P_1120503_0http://muse.jhu.edu/books/9781469608037/http://public.eblib.com/choice/publicfullrecord.aspx?p=1120503http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=532725CN3GA13082520200709055733.0ocn863202418eng