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Grassroots Pentecostalism in Brazil and the United States : migrations, missions, and mobility / Paul J. Palma.

9783031133718 (electronic bk.)
3031133714 (electronic bk.)
3031133706
9783031133701

Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, 2022.

English

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10.1007/978-3-031-13371-8 doi

BR1644.5.U6

280/.4

This book offers an historical and comparative profile of classical pentecostal movements in Brazil and the United States in view of their migratory beginnings and transnational expansion. Pentecostalisms inception in the early twentieth century, particularly in its global South permutations, was defined by its grassroots character. In contrast to the top-down, hierarchical structure typical of Western forms of Christianity, the emergence of Latin American Pentecostalism embodied stability from the bottom upamong the common people. While the rise to prominence of the Assemblies of God in Brazil, the Western hemispheres largest (non-Catholic) denomination, demanded structure akin to mainline contexts, classical pentecostals such as the Christian Congregation movement cling to their grassroots identity. Comparing the migratory and missional flow of movements with similar European and US roots, this book considers the prospects for classical Brazilian pentecostals with an eye on the problems of church growth and polity, gender, politics, and ethnic identity. Paul J. Palma is a professor at Regent University and SUM Bible College and Theological Seminary. He is the author of Italian American Pentecostalism and the Struggle for Religious Identity (2020) and Embracing Our Roots (2021).

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CHARIS: Christianity and renewal--interdisciplinary studies.

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