Where are the poor? : a comparison of the ecclesial base communities and pentecostalism : a case study in Cuernavaca, Mexico / Philip D. Wingeier-Rayo ; with a foreword by Justo L. González.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wingeier-Rayo, Philip, author.

Contributor:

González, Justo L., writer of foreword.

Series:

Princeton theological monograph series Where are the poor?

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Church work with the poor.

Cuernavaca (Mexico)--Church history.

Cuernavaca (Mexico).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 163 pages)

Place of Publication:

Eugene, Oregon : Pickwick Publications, [2011]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The ecclesial base communities (CEBs) emerged in the wake of Latin American liberation theology and are often referred to as "the church of the poor." This book, however, addresses whether or not CEBs are indeed the church of the poor today. It is an open question if Pentecostalism has in fact become the new church of the poor. This one-year ethnographic study of both movements in a marginalized barrio in Cuernavaca, Mexico aims to answer this question.

Contents:

Pt. 1. Review of background literature. The background of Pentecostalism

The background of the Ecclesial Base Communities

Comparison of background literature on Ecclesial Base Communities and Pentecostalism

Pt. 2. Ethnographic findings. Ethnographic findings of field work in an Ecclesial Base Community in Cuernavaca

Ethnographic findings of the "Discípulos de Jesus" Pentecostal congregations in Cuernavaca

Observations from ethnography.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781630876401

1630876402