The Rise of Pentecostalism in Modern El Salvador
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The Rise of Pentecostalism in Modern El Salvador

From the Blood of the Martyrs to the Baptism of the Spirit

  1. 272 pages
  2. English
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eBook - ePub

The Rise of Pentecostalism in Modern El Salvador

From the Blood of the Martyrs to the Baptism of the Spirit

About this book

El Salvador has experienced a dramatic religious transformation over the past half-century. In what was once an almost exclusively Catholic nation, more than 35 percent of the people are now evangelical Protestants, mostly identified as charismatic or Pentecostal.
 
While having some roots in Protestant missions from North America and Europe, the religious renaissance overtaking El Salvador is both homegrown and closely related to the nation's social, cultural, and economic upheavals. Since the end of the Salvadoran Civil War, the traditional social order--which was established in colonial times, ruled by elites, enforced by the military, and supported by the Church--has been overturned. Once a world of haciendas, plantations, and old merchant firms, El Salvador is now home to new factories, shopping malls, fast food restaurants, and call centers. Modernization has brought new ideas too--about asserting individual rights and making choices, forming communities, voting in elections, consuming material goods, employing technology, and engaging with global culture.

The Rise of Pentecostalism in Modern El Salvador explores how this vast social transformation has opened the gates to runaway religious creativity and competition. In weaving together the lively and complex story, author Timothy Wadkins employs the scholarly tools of historical reconstruction, theological analysis, and ethnographic interviews, as well as the results of a pioneering national religious survey. The outcome is a comprehensive and detailed picture of El Salvador's religious renaissance against the backdrop of El Salvador's fitful path toward modernization and democratization.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Preface and Acknowledgments
  7. Introduction: The Eruption of the Spirit in the Land of the Savior
  8. Chapter 1. La Nueva Familia de Fe
  9. Chapter 2. The Preferential Option for the Spirit
  10. Chapter 3. The New World Order
  11. Chapter 4. Spirit-Filled Ascendency in the New World Order
  12. Chapter 5. Surviving the World
  13. Chapter 6. Consuming the World
  14. Chapter 7. Engaging the World
  15. Chapter 8. Managing the Spirit
  16. Conclusion: Spirit-Filled Christianity and Modernization in El Salvador
  17. Appendix 1: Interview Data
  18. Appendix 2: Data for 2011 Survey in Nine Salvadoran Spirit-Filled Churches
  19. Bibliography
  20. Notes
  21. Subject Index