Protestantism In Guatemala

Author : Virginia Garrard-Burnett
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2010-07-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780292789043

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Protestantism in Guatemala by Virginia Garrard-Burnett Pdf

Guatemala has undergone an unprecedented conversion to Protestantism since the 1970s, so that thirty percent of its people now belong to Protestant churches, more than in any other Latin American nation. To illuminate some of the causes of this phenomenon, Virginia Garrard-Burnett here offers the first history of Protestantism in a Latin American country, focusing specifically on the rise of Protestantism within the ethnic and political history of Guatemala. Garrard-Burnett finds that while Protestant missionaries were early valued for their medical clinics, schools, translation projects, and especially for the counterbalance they provided against Roman Catholicism, Protestantism itself attracted few converts in Guatemala until the 1960s. Since then, however, the militarization of the state, increasing public violence, and the "globalization" of Guatemalan national politics have undermined the traditional ties of kinship, custom, and belief that gave Guatemalans a sense of identity, and many are turning to Protestantism to recreate a sense of order, identity, and belonging.

Author : Sheldon Annis
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2010-06-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780292792210

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God and Production in a Guatemalan Town by Sheldon Annis Pdf

Since the late 1970s, Protestantism has emerged as a major force in the political and economic life of rural Guatemala. Indeed, as Sheldon Annis argues in this book, Protestantism may have helped tip Guatemala's guerrilla war in behalf of the army during the early 1980s. But what is it about Protestantism—and about Indians— that has led to massive religious conversion throughout the highlands? And in villages today, what are the dynamics that underlie the competition between Protestants and Catholics? Sheldon Annis addresses these questions from the perspective of San Antonio Aguas Calieutes, an Indian village in the highlands of midwestern Guatemala. Annis skillfully blends economic and cultural analysis to show why Protestantism has taken root. The key "character" in his drama is the village Indian's tiny plot of corn and beans, the milpa, which Annis analyzes as an "idea" as well as an agronomic productive system. By exploring "milpa logic," Annis shows how the economic, environmental, and social shifts of the twentieth century have acted to undercut "the colonial creation of Indianness" and, in doing so, have laid the basis for new cultural identities.

Author : Amy L. Sherman
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1997-05-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780195355482

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The Soul of Development by Amy L. Sherman Pdf

Ever since Max Weber started an argument about the role of Protestantism in jump-starting northern Europe's economic development, scholars have clashed over the influence of religion and culture on a society's (or an individual's) economic prospects. Today, many wonder whether the "explosion" of Protestantism in Latin America will effect a similar wave of growth and democratization. In this book, Sherman compiles the results of her field study and national survey of 1000 rural Guatemalan households. She offers persuasive evidence that, in Guatemala and throughout the region, religious world-views significantly influence economic life. Sherman explains how the change in attitude and behavior that accompanies conversion from animism to a Biblically orthodox world-view has improved the domestic welfare and economic status of many families. Further, she asserts that this new attitude, sympathetic to democratic-capitalism, has created a "moral cultural soil" in which freedom, personal empowerment, an enhanced status for women, and a desire to get ahead can be nurtured.

Author : Virginia G. Burnett
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 30 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Protestant churches
ISBN : UTEXAS:059173023165853

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Jerusalem Under Seige [sic] by Virginia G. Burnett Pdf

Author : C. Mathews Samson
Publisher : University of Alabama Press
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2007-07
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780817354275

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Re-Enchanting the World by C. Mathews Samson Pdf

In considering the interplay between contemporary Protestant practice and native cultural traditions among Maya evangelicals, this work documents the processes whereby some Maya have converted to different forms of Christianity and the ways in which the Maya are incorporating Christianity for their own purposes.

Author : Antulio Parrilla Bonilla,Gennet Maxon Emery,Reynolds Herbert Minnich
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Christian sociology
ISBN : LCCN:70262776

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Protestantism in Guatemala by Antulio Parrilla Bonilla,Gennet Maxon Emery,Reynolds Herbert Minnich Pdf

Author : Wilton M. Nelson
Publisher : William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Religion
ISBN : UTEXAS:059173023160770

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Protestantism in Central America by Wilton M. Nelson Pdf

Author : Gennet Maxon Emery
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Protestant churches
ISBN : UCAL:$B785269

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Protestantism in Guatemala by Gennet Maxon Emery Pdf

Author : Edward F Fischer,Carol Hendrickson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2018-04-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780429965470

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Tecpan Guatemala by Edward F Fischer,Carol Hendrickson Pdf

This book discusses the indigenous people of Tecpan Guatemala, a predominantly Kaqchikel Maya town in the Guatemalan highlands. It seeks to build on the traditional strengths of ethnography while rejecting overly romantic and isolationist tendencies in the genre.

Author : Kevin Lewis O'Neill
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780520260627

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City of God by Kevin Lewis O'Neill Pdf

'City of God' explores the role of neo-Pentecostal Christian sects in the religious, social & political life of Guatemala. O'Neill examines one such church, looking at how its practices have become acts of citizenship in a new, politically relevant era for Protestantism.

Author : Timothy J. Steigenga
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2002-05-24
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0739104462

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The Politics of the Spirit by Timothy J. Steigenga Pdf

The Politics of the Spirit is a masterful study of the political effects of evangelical Protestantism in Central America. Timothy Steigenga's thoughtfully crafted work questions whether the spread of Protestantism in Latin America has reinforced authoritarian elements in political culture or deepened nascent democracy. Steigenga provides a thorough review of the literature on religion and politics in Latin America, putting many of the hypotheses generated in this literature to the test through an analysis of comparative survey data and qualitative interviews. Steigenga investigates the impact religious affiliation has on political activity and belief, and the influence of cross-denominational religious beliefs and practices on Latin American life. His comparative work explores how different political systems--the established democracy of Costa Rica and the transitional system of Guatemala--impact the politics of religion. This enlightening interdisciplinary book will appeal to scholars seeking to understand the relationships between religious and political change in Latin America.

Author : Jean-Paul Carvalho,Sriya Iyer,Jared Rubin
Publisher : Springer
Page : 485 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2019-06-29
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783319988481

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Advances in the Economics of Religion by Jean-Paul Carvalho,Sriya Iyer,Jared Rubin Pdf

This edited collection brings together expertise from around the globe to overview and debate key concepts and concerns in the economics of religion. While the economics of religion is a relatively new field of research in economics, economists have made and continue to make important contributions to the understanding of religion. There is much scope for economists to continue to make a significant contribution to debates about religion, including its implications for conflict, political economy, public goods, demography, education, finance, trade and economic growth.

Author : Veronica Melander
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Christians
ISBN : STANFORD:36105029099541

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The Hour of God? by Veronica Melander Pdf

Author : J. Gordon Melton
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 657 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780816069835

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Encyclopedia of Protestantism by J. Gordon Melton Pdf

An illustrated A to Z reference containing over 600 entries providing information on the theology, people, historical events, institutions and movements related to Protestantism.

Author : Kathleen M. McIntyre
Publisher : University of New Mexico Press
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2019-05-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780826360250

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Protestantism and State Formation in Postrevolutionary Oaxaca by Kathleen M. McIntyre Pdf

In this fascinating book Kathleen M. McIntyre traces intra-village conflicts stemming from Protestant conversion in southern Mexico and successfully demonstrates that both Protestants and Catholics deployed cultural identity as self-defense in clashes over local power and authority. McIntyre’s study approaches religious competition through an examination of disputes over tequio (collective work projects) and cargo (civil-religious hierarchy) participation. By framing her study between the Mexican Revolution of 1910 and the Zapatista uprising of 1994, she demonstrates the ways Protestant conversion fueled regional and national discussions over the state’s conceptualization of indigenous citizenship and the parameters of local autonomy. The book’s timely scholarship is an important addition to the growing literature on transnational religious movements, gender, and indigenous identity in Latin America.