Basic Christian Communities of the Middle-Classes in the Archdiocese of São Paulo
For the most part, the basic Christian communities of the Latin American Catholic Church have been interpreted as an exclusively lower-class phenomenon. There is growing evidence, however, that enthusiasm for these small, neighborhood-level organizations is beginning to grow among more affluent Cath...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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1987
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Sociological analysis
Year: 1987, Volume: 48, Issue: 2, Pages: 158-166 |
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| Summary: | For the most part, the basic Christian communities of the Latin American Catholic Church have been interpreted as an exclusively lower-class phenomenon. There is growing evidence, however, that enthusiasm for these small, neighborhood-level organizations is beginning to grow among more affluent Catholics as well. Using data obtained from a small sample of CEBs located within the Brazilian Archdiocese of São Paulo, this paper compares the basic features of 11 groups located in middle-class areas with those of a corresponding number of the better known CEBs of the poor. The research findings clearly indicate that the middle-class CEBs are more than simply a recently emergent shadow phenomenon, and are surprisingly similar to their less affluent counterparts in terms of activity preferences, organizational structure, and Church ties. |
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| ISSN: | 2325-7873 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Sociological analysis
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/3711199 |