TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bowen,Kurt Derek
TI  - Evangelism and apostasy: the evolution and impact of evangelicals in modern Mexico 
T2  - McGill-Queen's studies in the history of religion
SN  - 9780773513792
AV  - BR1642 
PY  - 1996///
CY  - Montreal [Quebec], Buffalo
PB  - McGill-Queen's University Press
KW  - Evangelicalism
KW  - Mexico
KW  - Protestant churches
KW  - Pentecostalism
N1  - 1 (pages 257.-265) and index; 2
N2  - 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
ER  -