The Cursillo movement in America catholics, protestants, and fourth-day spirituality /
Kristy Nabhan-Warren.
- First edition.
- Chapel Hill, North Carolina : The University of North Carolina Press, (c)2013.
- 1 online resource.
Includes bibliographies and index.
Cover Page; The Cursillo Movement in America; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Illustrations; Preface New Beginnings; Introduction Finding Christ and Community in America; Chapter One Los Orígenes Mallorquines; Chapter Two Coming to America; Chapter Three A Focus on Christian Experience; Chapter Four Blooming Where We're Planted; Chapter Five Teens Encounter Christ; Chapter Six Feeding Bodies and Souls; Chapter Seven Maverick yet Mainstream; Epilogue Cursillo Weekends, Fourth-Day Spirituality, and the Future; Appendix One Cursillo Chronology; Appendix Two Glossary; Notes; Index.
"The internationally growing Cursillo movement, or "short course in Christianity," founded in 1944 by Spanish Catholic lay practitioners, has become popular among American Catholics and Protestants alike. This lay-led weekend experience helps participants recommit to and live their faith. Emphasizing how American Christians have privileged the individual religious experience and downplayed denominational and theological differences in favor of a common identity as renewed people of faith, Kristy Nabhan-Warren focuses on cursillistas--those who have completed a Cursillo weekend--to show how their experiences are a touchstone for understanding these trends in post-1960s American Christianity"-- "The internationally growing Cursillo movement, or "short course in Christianity," founded in 1944 by Spanish Catholic lay practitioners, has become popular among American Catholics and Protestants alike. This lay-led weekend experience helps participants recommit to and live their faith. Emphasizing how American Christians have privileged the individual religious experience and downplayed denominational and theological differences in favor of a common identity as renewed people of faith, Kristy Nabhan-Warren focuses on cursillistas--those who have completed a Cursillo weekend--to show how their experiences are a touchstone for understanding these trends in post-1960s American Christianity. Drawing on extensive ethnographic fieldwork as well as historical research, Nabhan-Warren shows the importance of Latino Catholics in the spread of the Cursillo movement. Cursillistas' stories, she argues, guide us toward a new understanding of contemporary Christian identities, inside and outside U.S. borders, and of the importance of globalizing American religious boundaries"--
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Cursillo Movement in the United States.
Cursillo Movement in the United States. Lay ministry. Prayer. Spiritual retreats--Catholic Church--Education. Spiritual retreats.