The histories of the Latin American church : a handbook

The histories of the Latin American church : a handbook /

Latin American Christianity is too often presented as a unified story appended to the end of larger western narratives. And yet the stories of Christianity in Latin America are as varied and diverse as the lands and the peoples who live there. The unique political, ecclesial, social, and historical...

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Online Access: Access full-text online via JSTOR
Author / Contributor: Cruz, Joel Morales (Author)
Imprint: Minneapolis, MN : Fortress Press, [2014]
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Subjects:
Christian biography > Latin America.
Christianity > Latin America.
Latin America > Religious life and customs.
Latin America > Church history.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • How to use this book
  • Abbreviations
  • Latin America
  • Christianity in Latin America : a short history
  • The Latin American Bible
  • Brief introduction to theology in Latin America
  • Religious traditions
  • Argentina
  • Bolivia
  • Brazil
  • Chile
  • Colombia
  • Costa Rica
  • Cuba
  • Dominican Republic
  • Ecuador
  • El Salvador
  • Guatemala
  • Honduras
  • Mexico
  • Nicaragua
  • Panama
  • Paraguay
  • Peru
  • Puerto Rico
  • Uruguay
  • Venezuela
  • Latinos in the United States
  • Appendices
  • Denominational and organizational websites
  • For further reading
  • Biographical calendar
  • Glossary.

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