Where are the poor?: a comparison of the Ecclesial Base Communities and Pentecostalism, a case study in Cuernavaca, Mexico

The ecclesial base communities (CEBs) emerged in the wake of Latin American liberation theology and are often referred to as "the church of the poor." This book, however, addresses whether or not CEBs are indeed the church of the poor today. It is an open question if Pentecostalism has in...

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Published in:Princeton theological monographs series
Main Author: Wingeier-Rayo, Philip D. (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Eugene, Oregon Pickwick Publications [2011]
In: Princeton theological monographs series (153)
Series/Journal:Princeton theological monographs series 153
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Cuernavaca (City) / Basic ecclesial community / Pentecostal churches / Option for the poor
Further subjects:B Church work with the poor (Mexico) (Cuernavaca)
B Pentecostalism Comparative studies Latin America
B Basic Christian communities Comparative studies Latin America
B Basic Christian communities (Mexico) (Cuernavaca) Case studies
B Basic Christian communities Case studies Mexico Cuernavaca
B Pentecostalism Case studies Mexico Cuernavaca
B Pentecostalism (Mexico) (Cuernavaca) Case studies
B Cuernavaca (Mexico) Church history
B Church work with the poor Mexico Cuernavaca
B Thesis
B Basic Christian communities (Latin America) Comparative studies
B Pentecostalism (Latin America) Comparative studies
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Summary:The ecclesial base communities (CEBs) emerged in the wake of Latin American liberation theology and are often referred to as "the church of the poor." This book, however, addresses whether or not CEBs are indeed the church of the poor today. It is an open question if Pentecostalism has in fact become the new church of the poor. This one-year ethnographic study of both movements in a marginalized barrio in Cuernavaca, Mexico aims to answer this question
Item Description:Revision of author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Chicago Theological Seminary, 2003
Includes bibliographical references (p. 151-159) and index
ISBN:1606089013