Overview
- Guides the reader into the burgeoning world of Brazilian evangelicalism
- Includes chapters by authors spanning many academic disciplines
- Uses statistical overview, historical narrative, personal anecdote, social-scientific analysis, and theological inquiry
Part of the book series: Christianity and Renewal - Interdisciplinary Studies (CHARIS)
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About this book
Over the past fifty years Brazil’s evangelical community has increased from five to twenty-five percent of the population. This volume’s authors use statistical overview, historical narrative, personal anecdote, social-scientific analysis, and theological inquiry to map out this emerging landscape. The book’s thematic center pivots on the question of how Brazilian evangelicals are exerting their presence and effecting change in the public life of the nation. Rather than fixing its focus on the interior life of Brazilian evangelicals and their congregations, the book’s attention is directed toward social expression: the ways in which Brazilian evangelicals are present and active in the common life of the nation.
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Table of contents (17 chapters)
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Reviews
“This volume encompasses a range of perspectives and approaches, illuminating the intersection of Brazilian society and contemporary movements of the Spirit. Drawing together statistical, historical, theological, and social-scientific assessments, this work moves beyond surface realities to the dynamic way evangelicalism is reshaping the nation’s public life. … This book will appeal to scholars from numerous fields, among others interested in global currents of contemporary renewal.” (Paul J. Palma, Journal of the European Pentecostal Theological Association, May 3, 2021) “For its coverage, depth, and acute relevance for all who hope to understand evangelicals in Brazil, this volume is a must read. It is a mosaic fashioned from Brazil’s actual, ongoing historical circumstance.” (Serguem Jessui Silva, national representative, Tearfund Brasil)
“This outstanding collection of essays and articles examines Brazilian evangelicalism with rigor and sympathy. The authors’ nuanced understanding of the difficult sociopolitical situations in which Brazilian evangelicals operate allows them both to appreciate genuine evangelical accomplishments and to criticize evangelical excesses and omissions. I can’t think of a better book on Brazilian evangelicalism.” (Todd Hartch, Eastern Kentucky University, USA)
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Eric Miller is Professor of History and the Humanities at Geneva College, USA, where he directs the honors program.
Ronald J. Morgan is Professor of History and Chair of the Department of History and Global Studies at Abilene Christian University, USA.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Brazilian Evangelicalism in the Twenty-First Century
Book Subtitle: An Inside and Outside Look
Editors: Eric Miller, Ronald J. Morgan
Series Title: Christianity and Renewal - Interdisciplinary Studies
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-13686-4
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-13685-7Published: 23 May 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-13686-4Published: 09 May 2019
Series ISSN: 2634-5854
Series E-ISSN: 2634-5862
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXIII, 364
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 7 illustrations in colour
Topics: Religion and Society, Evangelicalism and Pentecostalism, Latin American History