The Cursillo movement in America : catholics, protestants, and fourth-day spirituality / Kristy Nabhan-Warren.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nabhan-Warren, Kristy.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cursillo Movement in the United States.

United States--Church history--20th century.

United States.

Church history.

Physical Description:

xxi, 319 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Chapel Hill, North Carolina : The University of North Carolina Press, [2013]

Summary:

"The internationally growing Cursillo movement, or "short course in Christianity," founded in 1944 by Spanish Catholic lay practitioners, has become popular among American Catholics and Protestants alike. This lay-led weekend experience helps participants recommit to and live their faith. Emphasizing how American Christians have privileged the individual religious experience and downplayed denominational and theological differences in favor of a common identity as renewed people of faith, Kristy Nabhan-Warren focuses on cursillistas--those who have completed a Cursillo weekend--to show how their experiences are a touchstone for understanding these trends in post-1960s American Christianity. Drawing on extensive ethnographic fieldwork as well as historical research, Nabhan-Warren shows the importance of Latino Catholics in the spread of the Cursillo movement. Cursillistas' stories, she argues, guide us toward a new understanding of contemporary Christian identities, inside and outside U.S. borders, and of the importance of globalizing American religious boundaries"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The Significance of Catholic and Protestant Cursillos and the Fourth-Day Movement

Chapter 1 Los Origenes Mallorquines 20

Eduardo Bonnín Aguiló and the Birth of the Cursillo de Cristiandad Movement

Chapter 2 Coming to America 56

The Early History of U.S. Cursillos de Cristiandad

Chapter 3 A Focus on Christian Experience 84

The Protestant Cursillos (Tres Dias, Walk to Emmaus, Via de Cristo) and the National Episcopal Cursillo

Chapter 4 Blooming Where We're Planted 127

U.S. Catholics and Protestants Talk about Living Their Cursillo

Chapter 5 Teens Encounter Christ 166

Pioneer in Young Adult Weekend Experiences

Chapter 6 Feeding Bodies and Souls 199

Kairos Prison Ministry International

Chapter 7 Maverick yet Mainstream 226

Christ Renews His Parish and Great Banquet.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781469607153

1469607158

9781469607160

1469607166

OCLC:

811602992