Coping With Poverty: Pentecostals and Christian Base Communities in Brazil [Paperback]

Cecilia Mariz (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 14, 1994

Only by understanding the enduring poverty of Brazil can one hope to understand the recent growth of Protestant evangelical churches there, Cecilia Loreto Mariz contends. Her study investigates how religious groups support individualism and encourage the poor to organize. Groups with shared values are then able to develop strategies to cope with poverty and, ultimately, to transform the social structure. Interviews with members and leaders of religious groups, accounts of meetings, and close readings of religious literature contribute to a realistic account of Christian base communities and Assembly of God churches, folk Catholic tradition, and Afro Brazilian Spiritism. Author note: Cecilia Loreto Mariz, a Brazilian national, teaches Sociology at the Universidade Federal de Pernambuco in Recife, Brazil.

Editorial Reviews

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"Few studies exist to satisfy the growing demand for solid scholarship on Latin American Protestants. Not only does this author's work fill a void, but it will help set the standards for future studies. This timely book makes an important contribution to our knowledge of the concrete ways in which faith and religious affiliation affect the daily lives of the Latin American poor."
—Hannah Stewart-Gambino, Lehigh University

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Evangelical religion plays a new role in the lives of Brazil's poor

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Product Details

• Paperback: 187 pages
• Publisher: Temple University Press (April 14, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 156639113X
• ISBN-13: 978-1566391139
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,271,674 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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