Evangelism and apostasy : the evolution and impact of evangelicals in modern Mexico /
Bowen, Kurt Derek,
Evangelism and apostasy : the evolution and impact of evangelicals in modern Mexico / [print] Evangelism & apostasy Kurt Bowen. - Montreal [Quebec] ; Buffalo : McGill-Queen's University Press, (c)1996. - xi, 270 pages ; 24 cm. - McGill-Queen's studies in the history of religion ; 23 . - McGill-Queen's studies in the history of religion ; 23. .
In this sociological assessment of the Evangelical movement in Mexico, Kurt Bowen highlights the demographic, social, and political character of the movement in the 1980s and 1990s. He pays particular attention to conversion processes, commitment mechanisms, schisms, and distinctive beliefs. Bowen also considers the controversial issues of religious persecution and American missionary influence. Bowen reveals that Evangelicalism's appeal is so pervasive in Mexico that if Evangelical converts all remained faithful it could become Mexico's dominant religion by 2006. This projection, however, is improbable due to high drop-out rates and Bowen argues that Evangelical apostasy is rooted in the most basic beliefs and practices of its followers.
9780773513792
97117926
GB97-24698
Evangelicalism--Mexico.
Protestant churches--Mexico.
Pentecostalism--Mexico.
BR1642 BR1642.B786.E936 1996
Evangelism and apostasy : the evolution and impact of evangelicals in modern Mexico / [print] Evangelism & apostasy Kurt Bowen. - Montreal [Quebec] ; Buffalo : McGill-Queen's University Press, (c)1996. - xi, 270 pages ; 24 cm. - McGill-Queen's studies in the history of religion ; 23 . - McGill-Queen's studies in the history of religion ; 23. .
In this sociological assessment of the Evangelical movement in Mexico, Kurt Bowen highlights the demographic, social, and political character of the movement in the 1980s and 1990s. He pays particular attention to conversion processes, commitment mechanisms, schisms, and distinctive beliefs. Bowen also considers the controversial issues of religious persecution and American missionary influence. Bowen reveals that Evangelicalism's appeal is so pervasive in Mexico that if Evangelical converts all remained faithful it could become Mexico's dominant religion by 2006. This projection, however, is improbable due to high drop-out rates and Bowen argues that Evangelical apostasy is rooted in the most basic beliefs and practices of its followers.
9780773513792
97117926
GB97-24698
Evangelicalism--Mexico.
Protestant churches--Mexico.
Pentecostalism--Mexico.
BR1642 BR1642.B786.E936 1996