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The Rebirth of Latin American Christianity (Oxford Studies in World Christianity)
Todd Hartch
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Paperback. In The Rebirth of Latin American Christianity, Todd Hartch examines the changes that have swept across Latin America in the last fifty years, and situates them in the context of the growth of Christianity in the global South. Series: Oxford Studies in World Christianity. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HRA; HRAX; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 233 x 20. Weight in Grams: 396.
Predominantly Catholic for centuries, Latin America is still largely Catholic today, but the religious continuity in the region masks great changes that have taken place in the past five decades. In fact, it would be fair to say that Latin American Christianity has been transformed definitively in the years since the Second Vatican Council. Religious change has not been obvious because its transformation has not been the sudden and massive growth of a new religion, as in Africa and Asia. It has been rather a simultaneous revitalization and fragmentation that threatened, awakened, and ultimately brought to a greater maturity a ... Read more
Predominantly Catholic for centuries, Latin America is still largely Catholic today, but the religious continuity in the region masks great changes that have taken place in the past five decades. In fact, it would be fair to say that Latin American Christianity has been transformed definitively in the years since the Second Vatican Council. Religious change has not been obvious because its transformation has not been the sudden and massive growth of a new religion, as in Africa and Asia. It has been rather a simultaneous revitalization and fragmentation that threatened, awakened, and ultimately brought to a greater maturity a ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Condition
New
Series
Oxford Studies in World Christianity
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780199843138
SKU
V9780199843138
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About Todd Hartch
Todd Hartch is Assistant Professor of History at Eastern Kentucky University.
Reviews for The Rebirth of Latin American Christianity (Oxford Studies in World Christianity)
Wonderfully illuminates the events of the past half-century and provides a striking picture of the contemporary religious scene in Latin America.
Breakpoint
In recent decades, Latin America has witnessed an upsurge of new forms of evangelical and Pentecostal Christianity, which has in turn provoked Catholic revival movements. Hartch's book gives us a valuable and accessible survey of these ... Read more
Breakpoint
In recent decades, Latin America has witnessed an upsurge of new forms of evangelical and Pentecostal Christianity, which has in turn provoked Catholic revival movements. Hartch's book gives us a valuable and accessible survey of these ... Read more