The histories of the Latin American church: a handbook

Machine generated contents note pt. 1 Latin America -- Christianity in Latin America: A Short History -- The Latin American Bible -- Brief Introduction to Theology in Latin America -- Religious Traditions -- pt. 2 Argentina -- Bolivia -- Brazil -- Chile -- Colombia -- Costa Rica -- Cuba -- Dominican...

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Main Author: Cruz, Joel Morales (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Minneapolis, MN Fortress Press 2014
In:Year: 2014
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Latin America / Church life
B Latin America / Christianity / History
B Latin America / Bible / Translation
Further subjects:B Christian biography Latin America
B Latin America Church history
B Christianity Latin America
B Latin America Religious life and customs
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Summary:Machine generated contents note pt. 1 Latin America -- Christianity in Latin America: A Short History -- The Latin American Bible -- Brief Introduction to Theology in Latin America -- Religious Traditions -- pt. 2 Argentina -- Bolivia -- Brazil -- Chile -- Colombia -- Costa Rica -- Cuba -- Dominican Republic -- Ecuador -- El Salvador -- Guatemala -- Honduras -- Mexico -- Nicaragua -- Panama -- Paraguay -- Peru -- Puerto Rico -- Uruguay -- Venezuela -- Latinos in the United States -- Appendices
Part one provides an overview of Christianity, the Bible, and theology in Latin America. Part two provides information for each country, including: demographics, timeline, church and state, autonomous churches, major religious festivals, popular devotions, saints and blesseds, and biographies
Item Description:"Denominational and organizational Weblinks": pages 613-619. - Includes bibliographical references (pages 621-627; 639-659) and index
ISBN:1451465645