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Brazilian Evangelicalism in the Twenty-First Century

An Inside and Outside Look

Palgrave Macmillan
  • 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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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiii
  2. Introduction

    • Eric Miller, Ronald J. Morgan
    Pages 1-27
  3. Framing

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 29-29
    2. Evangelicals in Brazil: Analysis, Assessment, Challenge

      • Alexandre Brasil Fonseca
      Pages 83-106
  4. Politics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 107-107
    2. What I Saw at the Revolution

      • Eric Miller
      Pages 119-135
    3. Evangelicals and the Protests of June 2013

      • Eduardo Guilherme de Moura Paegle
      Pages 137-155
  5. Environment

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 229-229
  6. Mission

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 291-291

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. 

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)

“This book contributes significantly to the study of the public place of religion and its public representations in Latin America. The various contributors’ interdisciplinary analysis of Brazilian evangelical Protestantism allows the reader not only to observe diverse strategies of evangelical engagement in public life, but also to rethink the implications of the evangelical factor in various fields of Brazilian society: civic participation, political engagement, environment thought and practice, and social policy.” (Rolando Pérez, Pontifical Catholic University of Peru)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of History, Geneva College, Beaver Falls, USA

    Eric Miller

  • Department of History and Global Studies, Abilene Christian University, Abilene, USA

    Ronald J. Morgan

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.


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