Latino Pentecostal identity : evangelical faith, self, and society / Arlene M. Sánchez Walsh.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sánchez-Walsh, Arlene M.

Series:

Religion and American culture (New York, N.Y.)

Religion and American culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hispanic American Pentecostals.

Physical Description:

xx, 243 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Columbia University Press, [2003]

Summary:

Latinos recently surpassed African Americans as the largest U.S. minority. Of the approximately 37 million Latinos living in the United States, nearly 5 million declare themselves to be either Pentecostal or Charismatic, and more convert every day. Latino Pentecostal Identity examines the rise of Pentecostalism among Latinos and their conversion from other denominations, the difficulties involved in reconciling conflicts of ethnic and religious identity, how evangelical groups encourage the severing of ethnic ties in favor of spiritual community, and the ambivalence Latinos face when their faith fails to protect them from racial discrimination. Drawing upon extensive fieldwork, surveys, and personal interviews, the book also considers issues such as the com-modification of Latino evangelical culture, the Latinization of Pentecostalism, and the ways in which Latino Pentecostals have differentiated themselves from the larger Latino Catholic culture.

Contents:

1. El Aposento Alto 1

2. Workers for the Harvest: LABI and the Institutionalizing of a Latino Pentecostal Identity 48

3. "Normal Church Can't Take Us": Victory Outreach and the Re-Creation of a Latino Pentecostal Identity 87

4. Slipping Into Darkness: "God's Anointed Now Generation" and the Making of a Latino Evangelical Youth Culture 132

5. Worlds Apart: The Vineyard, La Vina, and the American Evangelical Subculture 154.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [221]-229) and index.

ISBN:

0231127324

0231127332

OCLC:

51879009