The Formation and Development of a Protestant Conversion Movement among the Highland Quichua of Ecuador
This paper illustrates factors related to a recent Protestant conversion movement among the Quichua Indians of Chimborazo province, Ecuador. The subordinate status of the peasants within the traditional social order and the subsequent transformation of that order resulted in a situation of economic...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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1990
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Sociological analysis
Year: 1990, Volume: 51, Issue: 2, Pages: 205-217 |
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| Summary: | This paper illustrates factors related to a recent Protestant conversion movement among the Quichua Indians of Chimborazo province, Ecuador. The subordinate status of the peasants within the traditional social order and the subsequent transformation of that order resulted in a situation of economic privation as well as normative and value disorientation. The Protestant missionaries and other Protestant development agencies provided the Quichua with educational and economic resources to improve their well-being. The relations and new values of Protestant converts provided personal and social stability. The establishment of the Indigenous Evangelical Association of Chimborazo to represent the religious interests of the Protestants strengthened the movement's viability. The institutionalization of this organization has transformed its goals to include a strong emphasis on the social and economic development of the peasants. The future suggests possible effects of nominalism and secularization on the Protestant Church. |
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| ISSN: | 2325-7873 |
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/3710815 |