| Facing the Poor Contributor(s): Barreto, Raimundo (Author) |
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ISBN: 3639177037 ISBN-13: 9783639177039 Publisher: VDM Verlag OUR PRICE: $81.05 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Church - General |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6" W x 9" (1.02 lbs) 314 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Progressive Evangélicos have received little attention from those studying Brazilian Protestantism. By focusing on this branch of Brazilian Protestantism, the author intends to contribute to the understanding of the socio-political relevance of the Evangélico presence in Brazil. Progressive Evangélico Christianity, which combines charismatic spirituality with socio-political progressive action, offers a valuable approach to Christian social ethics in contemporary Brazil that may lead to substantive transformation at both individual and social levels. The book presents specific Evangélico responses to the plight of the poor, coming from three different faces of Brazilian Protestantism: the Ecumenical face, the Evangelical face and the Pentecostal face. The guiding argument of this book is that the three faces present specific responses to realities of suffering, injustice and oppression in Brazil, and that when they are critically related with one another they complement each other in ways that are instrumental for the development of a Brazilian progressive Evangélico social ethics. |
