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A Gang of Pentecostals

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A Gang of Pentecostals

[Article]

Andrew Johnson

Leiden

Brill

This article uses ethnographic data from two of Rio de Janeiro's inmate-led prison churches to examine how they function. It also highlights the structural and functional parallels of these churches with prison gangs. I argue that the gang-like characteristics of these churches are an important reason for the success of Pentecostalism inside Rio de Janeiro's penal system. The results of this research can inform future scholarly investigation and prison ministry initiatives. This article uses ethnographic data from two of Rio de Janeiro's inmate-led prison churches to examine how they function. It also highlights the structural and functional parallels of these churches with prison gangs. I argue that the gang-like characteristics of these churches are an important reason for the success of Pentecostalism inside Rio de Janeiro's penal system. The results of this research can inform future scholarly investigation and prison ministry initiatives. This article uses ethnographic data from two of Rio de Janeiro's inmate-led prison churches to examine how they function. It also highlights the structural and functional parallels of these churches with prison gangs. I argue that the gang-like characteristics of these churches are an important reason for the success of Pentecostalism inside Rio de Janeiro's penal system. The results of this research can inform future scholarly investigation and prison ministry initiatives. This article uses ethnographic data from two of Rio de Janeiro's inmate-led prison churches to examine how they function. It also highlights the structural and functional parallels of these churches with prison gangs. I argue that the gang-like characteristics of these churches are an important reason for the success of Pentecostalism inside Rio de Janeiro's penal system. The results of this research can inform future scholarly investigation and prison ministry initiatives.

2020

9-28

Social Sciences and Missions

33/1-2

1874-8945

African Studies

Asian Studies

General

History of Religion

Pentecostalism

prison ministry

Religion

religious innovation

Religious Studies

Rio de Janeiro

signaling theory

Theology and World Christianity

World Christianity

Andrew Johnson

10.1163/18748945-bja10006

p

[Article]

275578

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