Spiritual mapping in the United States and Argentina, 1989-2005 : a geography of fear / by Rene Holvast.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Holvast, René.

Series:

Religion in the Americas series ; v. 8.

Religion in the Americas series ; v. 8

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christianity and geography--History--20th century.

Christianity and geography.

Spiritual warfare--United States--History of doctrines--20th century.

Spiritual warfare.

Spiritual warfare--Argentina--History of doctrines--20th century.

Christianity and geography--History--21st century.

Spiritual warfare--United States--History of doctrines--21st century.

Spiritual warfare--Argentina--History of doctrines--21st century.

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

United States.

Argentina--Church history--20th century.

Argentina.

United States--Church history--21st century.

Argentina--Church history--21st century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (384 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Spiritual Mapping is a U.S. Evangelical and Neo-Pentecostal movement (1989-2005), which developed its own religious technique to wage a 'spiritual' war against unseen non-human beings. These 'spirits' were identified along the lines of geographical territories and put on a map, whence 'Spiritual Mapping' . Its intended function was to boost the numerical growth of Christianity. This book offers a comprehensive historical-descriptive approach of both the movement and the concept, with special attention for theological and anthropological concepts. Its historical roots, relation with Argentina, self-understanding and critics are being described. The reader is presented with a unique insight into Spiritual Mapping as an expression of Americanism, as well as the socio-political concept of Manifest Destiny and U.S. religious marketing.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / Holvast

Chapter One. Introduction / Holvast

Chapter Two. The birth of the spiritual mapping movement / Holvast

Chapter Three. The growth of the spiritual mapping movement / Holvast

Chapter Four. The disintegration of the spiritual mapping movement / Holvast

Chapter Five. The self-understanding of the spiritual mapping movement / Holvast

Chapter Six. Criticisms of the spiritual mapping movement / Holvast

Chapter Seven. Conclusion: A blind alley in evangelicalism? / Holvast

Appendix 1. Selected biographical information / Holvast

Appendix 2. Maps of the 10/40 window and the 40/70 window / Holvast

Appendix 3. Lausanne Committee for world evangelization, intercession working group,1993, statement on spiritual warfare / Holvast

Appendix 4. Lausanne Committee for world evangelization, consultation statement‘deliver us from evil’, Nairobi 2000 / Holvast

Bibliography / Holvast

Index of personal names / Holvast.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 337- 361) and index.

ISBN:

1-282-39993-4

9786612399930

90-474-4355-1

OCLC:

567779244

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004170469.i-370 DOI