Los Protestantes : an introduction to Latino Protestantism in the United States / Juan Francisco Martínez.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Martínez, Juan Francisco, 1957-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hispanic American Protestants.

Physical Description:

207 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Santa Barbara, Calif. : Praeger, [2011]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Martinez (Hispanic studies and pastoral leadership, Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, California) describes Latino Protestants as a religious minority within an ethnic minority in the US, but notes that both the Latino population and the number of Latino Protestants are growing. He examines the movement from such perspectives as Protestantes by the numbers, streams of Latino Protestantism, similarities and differences with other US Protestants, and faces of Latino Protestantism. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

Protestantes by the numbers

Aren't all Latinos Catholics?

Streams of Latino Protestantism

Similarities and differences with other U.S. Protestants

Protestantes and Protestants in the Latino community

Faces of Latino Protestantism

Mañana as a way of being.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [193]-201) and index.

ISBN:

9780313393136

0313393133

9780313393143

0313393141

OCLC:

712115082