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Reason To Believe

Cultural Agency in Latin American Evangelicalism

  • Paperback
  • 277 pages
  • Publisher: University Of California Press
  • 15.5 x 22.9 x 1.9 cm

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For sociologists and mission practitioners

Shows why men choose to convert to new faiths

Guides you through the dynamics of conversion

A fascinating look at the personal and cultural reasons behind the rapid rise of Evangelicalism in Latin America.

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Evangelical Protestantism has arguably become the fastest-growing religion in South America, if not the world. For converts, it emphasizes self-discipline and provides a network of communal support, which together have helped many overcome substance abuse, avoid crime and violence, and resolve relationship problems. But can people simply decide to believe in a religion because of the benefits it reportedly delivers? Based on extensive fieldwork among Pentecostal men in Caracas, Venezuela, this rich urban ethnography seeks an explanation for the explosion of Evangelical Protestantism, unraveling the cultural and personal dynamics of Evangelical conversion to show how and why these men make the choice to convert, and how they come to have faith in a new system of beliefs and practices.
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  • Title

    Reason To Believe

  • Author

    David Smilde

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    University Of California Press

  • Published

    July 2007

  • Weight

    395g

  • Page Count

    277

  • Dimensions

    15.5 x 22.9 x 1.9 cm

  • ISBN

    9780520249431

  • ISBN-10

    0520249437

  • Eden Code

    1112231