Christianity in Latin America and the Caribbean / / ed. by Kenneth Ross.

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• MitwirkendeR: Aguilar Vásquez, Luis Eduardo,; Angée, Gremaud,; Arroyo, Samuel,; Barreto, Raimundo C.,; Bidegain, Ana María,; Burity, Joanildo,; Carvalhaes, Cláudio,; Chipana Quispe, Sofía,; Da Costa, Néstor,; Dary, Claudia,; Fiocchetto, Ernesto,; Frías Cruz, Álvaro,; Garibay Rodriguez, Hugo,; Greising, Carolina,; Hewitt, Roderick R.,; Hurbon, Laënnec,; Iglesias Schneider, Nicolas,; Jabini, Franklin,; Jiménez Quispe, Luz,; Johnson, Todd M.,; Kuivala, Petra,; Lluberes, Antonio,; Lourdes Suárez, Ana,; López Rodríguez, Darío,; López, Magdalena,; Mallimaci, Fortunato,; Martínez Villegas, Austreberto,; María Bidegain, Ana,; Mauricio Beltrán, William,; Moreno, Pablo,; Moros, Matilde,; Míguez, Néstor O.,; Nevache, Claire,; Nolivos, Eloy,; Nuin, Susana,; Ortega, Bibiana,; Otero, Santiago,; Overdijk-Francis, Joyce,; Parker, Cristián G.,; Picado Gatjens, Miguel,; Plata, William Elvis,; Roger Solis Nicot, Yves Bernardo,; Romero-Cevallos, Catalina,; Ross, Kenneth R.,; Telesca, Ignacio,; Torre, Renée de la,; Torres Millán, Fernando,; Wesley de Souza, Luís,; Williams-Becker, Alejandro E.,; Zurlo, Gina A.,
• HerausgeberIn: Ross, Kenneth,
• Place / Publishing House: Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]; ©2022
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Series: Edinburgh Companions to Global Christianity : ECGC
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (592 p.) :; 17 B/W illustrations

Offers a uniquely detailed account of Christianity in Latin America and the Caribbean through empirical data and original analysisContains profiles of Christianity in every country in Latin America and the Caribbean, coupled with attractive presentations of statistical and demographic informationAnalyses leading features and current trends in Christianity in Latin America and the Caribbean, featuring local scholars with expertise in their fieldExamines each of the major Christian traditions in Latin America and the Caribbean: Protestants, Independents, Orthodox, Roman Catholics, Anglicans, Evangelicals and Pentecostals/CharismaticsExplores key themes such as faith and culture, worship and spirituality, theology, social and political engagement, mission and evangelism, religious freedom, gender, inter-faith relations, Afro-descendants, migration, indigenous peoples, persecution and martyrdomThis volume is the sixth in a series of reference works that takes the analysis of worldwide Christianity to a deeper level of detail. It focuses on Christianity in Latin America and the Caribbean, covering every country and offering both reliable demographic information and original interpretative essays by indigenous scholars and practitioners. It maps patterns of growth and decline, assesses major traditions and movements, analyses key themes, and examines current trends. As a comprehensive account of the presence of Christianity in every country in Latin America, this volume will become a standard work of reference in its field.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Series Preface -- Volume Preface -- Contributors -- Introduction -- A Demographic Profile of Christianity in Latin America and the Caribbean -- Christianity in Latin America and the Caribbean -- Countries -- Chile -- Argentina -- The Falkland Islands -- Uruguay -- Paraguay -- Bolivia -- Brazil -- Peru -- Ecuador -- Colombia -- Venezuela -- Suriname -- Panama -- Costa Rica -- El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua -- Guatemala -- Mexico -- Cuba -- Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Guyana, Anguilla, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Montserrat, Turks and Caicos Islands, Trinidad and Tobago -- Haiti -- Dominican Republic -- Curaçao, Aruba, Bonaire, Sint Maarten, Sint Eustatius and Saba -- Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands -- Guadeloupe, Martinique, Saint Martin, Saint Barthélemy and French Guiana -- Major Christian Traditions -- Anglicans -- Independents -- Orthodox -- Protestants -- Catholics -- Evangelicals -- Pentecostals/Charismatics -- Key Themes -- Faith and Culture -- Worship and Spirituality -- Theology -- Social and Political Context -- Mission and Evangelism -- Gender -- Religious Freedom -- Inter-religious Relations -- Martyrdom and Persecution -- Migration -- Afro-descendant Populations -- Indigenous Populations -- Conclusion -- The Future of Christianity in Latin America and the Caribbean -- Appendices -- Christianity by Country -- Methodology and Sources of Christian and Religious Affiliation -- Index