Evangelical Christianity and democracy in Latin America

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,...

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其他作者: Freston, Paul (Editor)
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语言:English
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出版: Oxford [u.a.] Oxford University Press 2008
In:Year: 2008
丛编:Evangelical Christianity and democracy in the global south
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Lateinamerika / 民主 / 政治参与 / 福音派运动
Further subjects:B 意识形态
B Aufsatzsammlung
B Democracy Religious aspects Christianity
B 民主
B Christianity and politics Latin America
B 宗教
B 基督教
B 福音派运动
B Evangelicalism Political aspects Latin America
B 政治
B 宗教政策
B 民主化
B 国家
B 宗教团体
B Lateinamerika 宗教团体 Evangelikale 宗教政策 民主化 Wechselbeziehungen Religion und Politik Verhältnis Religionsgemeinschaft - Staat Christlich-demokratische Ideologien
B Lateinamerika
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总结: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.
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index. - ISBN-10 aus FD übernommen
"This book offers a nuanced analysis of one of the most important newer actors on the Latin American political stage -- evangelical Protestantism. Freston and company illuminate the often complex connections between democracy and rapidly expanding Protestantism in the region. National case studies complemented by discussion of regional trends provide a clear picture of a significant part of Latin America's increasingly pluralist religious and political landscapes." --R. Andrew Chesnut, author of Competitive Spirits: Latin America's New Religious Economy
ISBN:0195174763