Latin America's Neo-Reformation: Religion's Influence on Contemporary Politics

ISBN-13: 9781138833289 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 200 str.

Eric Patterson

Opis

The purpose of this study is to focus on the intersection of religion and politics. Do different religions result in different politics? More specifically, are there significant contrasts between the political attitudes and behavior of Catholics and Protestants in Latin America?

Spis treści

1. Introduction: Religion and Politics in Brazil, Chile and Mexico 2. The Challenge of Pentecostal Protestantism to Catholic Latin America 3. The Different-Religions, Different-Politics Hypotheses: Culture, Resources and Political Engagement 4. Brazil 5. Chile 6. Mexico 7. Conclusion: Assessing the Evidence for the Different-Religions, Different-Politics Hypotheses References Appendix

O autorze

Eric Patterson