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The Histories of the Latin American Church

A Handbook
  • ISBN-13: 9781451465648
  • Publisher: 1517 MEDIA
    Imprint: FORTRESS PRESS
  • Edited by Joel M. Cruz
  • Price: AUD $75.99
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  • Local release date: 14/01/2015
  • Format: Paperback (235.00mm X 191.00mm) 656 pages Weight: 0g
  • Categories: History of religion [HRAX]Christianity [HRC]
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Latin American Christianity is too often presented as a unified story appended to the end of larger western narratives. And yet the stories of Christianity in Latin America are as varied and diverse as the lands and the peoples who live there. The unique political, ecclesial, social, and historical realities of each nation inevitably shaped a variety of Christian expressions in each. Now, for the first time, a resource exists to help students and scholars understand the histories of Latin American Christianity. An ideal resource, this handbook is designed as an accompaniment to reading and research in the field. After a generous overview to the history and theology of the region, the text moves nation-by-nation, providing timelines, outlines, and substantial introductions to the politics, people, movements, and relevant facts of Christianity as experienced in that nation. The result is an informative and eye-opening introduction to a kaleidoscope of efforts to articulate the meanings and implications of Christianity in the context of Latin America.
Joel M. Cruz earned his Ph.D. from the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago. He is an adjunct professor of religion at Elmhurst College in Elmhurst, Illinois, and the author of The Mexican Reformation: Catholic Pluralism, Enlightenment Religion, and the Iglesia de Jesus Movement in Benito Juarez's Mexico (1859-1872) (2011).
Contents:; Introduction; How to Use This Book; Part I; 1. Latin America; 2. Christianity in Latin America: A Short History; 3. The Latin American Bible; 4. Brief Introduction to Theology in Latin America; 5. Religious Traditions; Part II; 6. Argentina; 7. Bolivia; 8. Brazil; 9. Chile; 10. Colombia; 11. Costa Rica; 12. Cuba; 13. Dominican Republic; 14. Ecuador; 15. El Salvador. 16. Guatemala; 17. Honduras; 18. Mexico; 19. Nicaragua; 20. Panama; 21. Paraguay; 22. Peru; 23. Puerto Rico; 24. Uruguay; 25. Venezuela; 26. Latinos in the United States; Appendix; Bibliography; Index.
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