Fundamentalist offensive : the growth of evangelical sects in Central America
Fundamentalist churches have boomed in Central America during the 1970s and 1980s. After referring to their historical roots, the article explains the reasons for the close cooperation between conservative governments and protestant churches in Central America. While the catholics started reflection...
| Published in: | Idoc internazionale |
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Published: |
[publisher not identified]
1988
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| In: |
Idoc internazionale
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| Further subjects: | B
Zentralamerika
Sect
Protestantism
B Sect B Protestantism B Zentralamerika |
| Summary: | Fundamentalist churches have boomed in Central America during the 1970s and 1980s. After referring to their historical roots, the article explains the reasons for the close cooperation between conservative governments and protestant churches in Central America. While the catholics started reflection on social reforms, evangelical fundamentalists were to become a bulwark against social change. In this context, American foreign policy is of particular concern |
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| ISSN: | 0250-7641 |
| Contains: | In: Comitato per lo Sviluppo dell'Informazions e della Documentazione Religiosa (Rom), Idoc internazionale
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