TY  - GEN
T1  - Conversion of a continent : contemporary religious change in Latin America
A2  - Steigenga, Timothy J., 1965-
A2  - Cleary, Edward L.
LA  - English
PP  - New Brunswick, N.J.
PB  - Rutgers University Press
YR  - 2007
UL  - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/ebsco_acadsubs_ocn232608111
AB  - A massive religious transformation has unfolded over the past forty years in Latin America and the Caribbean. In a region where the Catholic Church could once claim a near monopoly of adherents, religious pluralism has fundamentally altered the social and religious landscape. Conversion of a Continent brings together twelve original essays that document and explore competing explanations for how and why conversion has occurred. Contributors draw on various insights from social movement theory to religious studies to help outline its impact on national attitudes and activities,
OP  - 290
CN  - BL2540 .C67 2007eb
SN  - 9780813544021
SN  - 0813544025
SN  - 1281316598
SN  - 9781281316592
SN  - 9786611316594
SN  - 6611316590
SN  - 0813542014
SN  - 9780813542010
SN  - 0813542022
SN  - 9780813542027
KW  - Latin America : Religion.
KW  - Conversion.
KW  - Amérique latine : Religion.
KW  - RELIGION : Christianity : General.
KW  - RELIGION : Devotional.
KW  - BODY, MIND & SPIRIT : Spirituality : General.
KW  - BODY, MIND & SPIRIT : Inspiration & Personal Growth.
KW  - RELIGION : Spirituality.
KW  - SOCIAL SCIENCE : Ethnic Studies : Hispanic American Studies.
KW  - Conversion
KW  - Religion
KW  - Latin America
ER  -