Religious conflict in Brazil : Protestants, Catholics, and the rise of religious pluralism in the early twentieth century / Erika Helgen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Helgen, Erika, author.

Series:

Yale scholarship online.

Yale scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religious pluralism--Brazil--History--20th century.

Religious pluralism.

Protestant churches--Relations--Catholic Church.

Protestant churches.

Social conflict--Brazil--History--20th century.

Social conflict.

Social conflict--Religious aspects.

Brazil--Church history--20th century.

Brazil.

Catholic Church--Relations--Protestant churches.

Catholic Church.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 316 pages)

Place of Publication:

New Haven : Yale University Press, 2021.

Summary:

This innovative study explores the transition in Brazil from a hegemonically Catholic society to a religiously pluralistic society. With sensitivity, Erika Helgen shows that the rise of religious pluralism was fraught with conflict and violence, as Catholic bishops, priests, and friars organized intense campaigns against Protestantism. These episodes of religious violence were not isolated outbursts of reactionary rage, but rather formed part of a longer process through which religious groups articulated their vision for Brazil's national future.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction. The Battle Has Already Begun

One. Quem Não Crê, Brasileiro Não É: The Catholic Restoration and the Rise of Protestantism in Brazil

Two. Toward a Sertanejan Church: The New Face of Protestantism in the Interior of the Northeast

Three. To Be a “Good Priest”: Catholic Leadership and Local Campaigns against Protestantism in the Northeast

Four. Punishing the Fanatics: Protestants, the Tribunal de Segurança Nacional, and the Prosecution of Nordestino Catholics

Five. Fire, Brimstone, and the War against the Heretics: Santas missões, Protestants, and Religious Confl ict in the Northeast

Six. Saint, Fanatic, or Restorationist Hero? Frei Damião’s Otherworldly Mission

Epilogue. Church(es) Divided: The Polarization of Brazilian Religious Life and the Transformation of Protestant–Catholic Relations

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on December 1, 2020).

Previously issued in print: 2020.

ISBN:

0-300-25216-1

OCLC:

1158225394