Where are the poor? : a comparison of the Ecclesial Base Communities and Pentecostalism, a case study in Cuernavaca, Mexico /

Where are the poor? : a comparison of the Ecclesial Base Communities and Pentecostalism, a case study in Cuernavaca, Mexico /

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Author / Creator:	Wingeier-Rayo, Philip.
Imprint:	Eugene, Or. : Pickwick Publications, c2011.
Description:	xi, 163 p. ; 23 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Princeton theological monograph series ; 153 Princeton theological monograph series ; 153.
Subject:	Basic Christian communities -- Mexico -- Cuernavaca -- Case studies. Pentecostalism -- Mexico -- Cuernavaca -- Case studies. Church work with the poor -- Mexico -- Cuernavaca. Basic Christian communities. Church work with the poor. Pentecostalism. Basic Christian communities -- Latin America -- Comparative studies. Pentecostalism -- Latin America -- Comparative studies. Cuernavaca (Mexico) -- Church history. Latin America. Mexico -- Cuernavaca. Case studies. Church history. Comparative studies.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8396958

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ISBN:	1606089013 9781606089019
Notes:	Revision of author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Chicago Theological Seminary, 2003. Includes bibliographical references (p. 151-159) and index.
Summary:	The ecclesial base communities (CEBs) emerged in the wake of Latin American liberation theology and are often referred to as "the church of the poor." This book, however, addresses whether or not CEBs are indeed the church of the poor today. It is an open question if Pentecostalism has in fact become the new church of the poor. This one-year ethnographic study of both movements in a marginalized barrio in Cuernavaca, Mexico aims to answer this question.

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Summary:	The Ecclesial Base Communities (CEBs) emerged in the wake of Latin American liberation theology and are often referred to as "the Church of the Poor." This book, however, addresses whether or not CEBs are indeed the Church of the Poor today. It is an open question now if Pentecostalism has in fact become the new church of the poor. To answer this question Philip Wingeier-Rayo conducted a one-year ethnographic study of both movements in a marginalized barrio in Cuernavaca, Mexico. Using the anthropological method of participant-observer, the author studied a Roman Catholic Church and a Pentecostal Church--just 100 yards apart--compiling surveys, life interviews, and field notes to relay his findings. For those interested in liberation theology, Pentecostalism, new religious movements, or the influence of religion on society, this in-depth ethnographic study will be of great interest.
Item Description:	Revision of author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Chicago Theological Seminary, 2003.
Physical Description:	xi, 163 p. ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 151-159) and index.
ISBN:	1606089013 9781606089019