Evangelicals and politics in Asia, Africa, and Latin America /
General Material Designation
[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
Paul Freston.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Cambridge University Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2001.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource (xiii, 344 pages)
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 322-336) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; PART ONE Brazil; PART TWO Asia; PART THREE Africa; PART FOUR Spanish-speaking Latin America; Conclusion: evangelicals, democracy, nationalism and globalisation in the Third World; Bibliography; Index.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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This book is a pioneering study of the political aspects of the new mass evangelical Protestantism of sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and parts of Asia. It examines twenty-seven countries from the three major continents of the Third World, burrowing deep into the specificities of each country's religious and political field.
OTHER EDITION IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
Title
Evangelicals and politics in Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Christianity and politics-- Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Christianity and politics-- Asia.
Christianity and politics-- Latin America.
Evangelicalism-- Political aspects-- Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Evangelicalism-- Political aspects-- Asia.
Evangelicalism-- Political aspects-- Latin America.