New centers of global evangelicalism in Latin America and Africa
"This book shows that new centers of Christianity have taken root in the global south. Although these communities were previously poor and marginalized, Stephen Offutt illustrates that they are now socioeconomically diverse, internationally well connected, and socially engaged. Offutt argues th...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York
Cambridge Univ. Press
2015
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| In: | Year: 2015 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
ElSalvador
/ Africa
/ Evangelical movement
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| Further subjects: | B
Africa
Church history
B Evangelicalism (Africa) B Latin America Church history B Africa Social conditions 1960- B Latin America Social conditions 1982- B Evangelicalism (Latin America) |
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| Summary: | "This book shows that new centers of Christianity have taken root in the global south. Although these communities were previously poor and marginalized, Stephen Offutt illustrates that they are now socioeconomically diverse, internationally well connected, and socially engaged. Offutt argues that local and global religious social forces, as opposed to other social, economic, or political forces, are primarily responsible for these changes"-- "This book shows that new centers of Christianity have taken root in the global south. Although these communities were previously poor and marginalized, Stephen Offutt illustrates that they are now socioeconomically diverse, internationally well connected, and socially engaged. Offutt argues that local and global religious social forces, as opposed to other social, economic, or political forces, are primarily responsible for these changes"-- |
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| ISBN: | 1107078326 |