La Luz del Mundo’s Social and Charitable Activities
Before it acquired an international notoriety for the arrest of its current leader in California on charges of sexual abuse in 2019, La Luz del Mundo was well-known and respected in various quarters for its massive social and charitable activities. The article...
| Published in: | The journal of CESNUR |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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[2020]
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| In: |
The journal of CESNUR
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Iglesia la Luz del Mundo
/ Charity organization
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| RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy AZ New religious movements KBR Latin America KDH Christian sects ZA Social sciences |
| Further subjects: | B
Alma de Mujer y Vida
B Samuel Joaquín Flores B Alma Zamora de Joaquín B Hospital Siloé B Eva García de Joaquín B Light of the World B Naasón Joaquín García B La Luz del Mundo B Sâmann University of Jalisco |
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| Summary: | Before it acquired an international notoriety for the arrest of its current leader in California on charges of sexual abuse in 2019, La Luz del Mundo was well-known and respected in various quarters for its massive social and charitable activities. The article explores the origin of those activities in La Luz del Mundo’s interpretation of both Christianity and the values of the Mexican Revolution, and their development in the fields of education, health care,charity, gender equality, and the prevention and relief of domestic violence, concluding with a look at possible future developments after the current crisis. |
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| ISSN: | 2532-2990 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of CESNUR
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.26338/tjoc.2020.4.2.4 |