Evangelical Christianity and democracy in Latin America
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Evangelical Christianity and democracy in Latin America
（Evangelical Christianity and democracy in the Global South）
Oxford University Press, 2008
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-235) and index
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This is one of four projected volumes to emerge from a massive, Pew-funded study that sought to answer the question: What happens when a revivalist religion based on scriptural orthodoxy participates in the volatile politics of the Third World? Is the result a democratic politics of the ballot box, or is it more like an authoritarian politics of command from on high? Does the evangelical faith of the Bible hinder or promote a politics of the ballot box? At a time
when the global-political impact of another revivalist and scriptural religion - Islam - fuels vexed debate among analysts the world over, these volumes offer an unusual comparative perspective on a critical issue: The often combustible interaction of resurgent religion and the developing world's
unstable politics. The present volume considers the case of Latin America, where evengelical Protestantism is increasingly challenging the historical Catholic hegemony in the religious sphere. In Latin America, Protestant identity was forged in relation to the dominant Catholicism, producing an "adversarial" style of Protestantism. This necessarily colors the role of evangelicalism in Latin America civil society. In his Introduction editor Paul Freston offers a historical overview of
evangelicalism in the region. The book then offers individual case studies of five countries: Brazil, Peru, Mexico, Guatemala, and Nicaragua. The contributors, mainly younger scholars based in Latin America, bring first hand-knowledge to their chapters and employ both field and archival research to develop
their data and analyses. The result is a groundbreaking work that will be indispensable to everyone concerned with the future of the region.
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Description
This is one of four projected volumes to emerge from a massive, Pew-funded study that sought to answer the question: What happens when a revivalist religion based on scriptural orthodoxy participates in the volatile politics of the Third World? Is the result a democratic politics of the ballot box, or is it more like an authoritarian politics of command from on high? Does the evangelical faith of the Bible hinder or promote a politics of the ballot box? At a time
when the global-political impact of another revivalist and scriptural religion, Islam, fuels vexed debate among analysts the world over, these volumes offer an unusual comparative perspective on a critical issue: the often combustible interaction of resurgent religion and the developing world's unstable
politics. The present volume considers the case of Latin America, where evangelical Protestantism is increasingly challenging the historical Catholic hegemony in the religious sphere.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction: The Many Faces of Evangelical Politics in Latin America (Paul Freston)
1: Democratic Activity and Religious Practices of Evangelicals in Mexico (Felipe Vazquez)
2: From War to Reconciliation: Guatemalan Evangelicals and the Transition to Democracy, 1982-2001 (C. Mathews Samson)
3: The Evolution of Protestant Participation in Nicaraguan Politics and the Rise of Evangelical Parties (Roberto Zub)
4: Evangelicals and Politics in Fujimori's Peru (Dario Lopez)
5: Religion and Democracy in Brazil (1998-2002): A Study of the Leading Evangelical Politicians (Alexandre Brasil Fonseca)
Conclusion: Evangelicals and Democracy: The Experience of Latin America in Context (Daniel H. Levine)
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