Brazilian Evangelicalism in the Twenty-First Century

Eric Miller is Professor of History and the Humanities at Geneva College, USA, where he directs the honors program.  Ronald J. Morgan is Professor of History and Chair of the Department of History and Global Studies at Abilene Christian University, USA.

“This volume encompasses a range of perspectives and approaches, illuminating the intersection of Brazilian society and contemporary movements of the Spirit. Drawing together statistical, historical, theological, and social-scientific assessments, this work moves beyond surface realities to the dynamic way evangelicalism is reshaping the nation’s public life. … This book will appeal to scholars from numerous fields, among others interested in global currents of contemporary renewal.” (Paul J. Palma, Journal of the European Pentecostal Theological Association, May 3, 2021)

• 1. Chapter 1/Introduction by Eric Miller and Ronald J. Morgan.- 2. Chapter 2: “The Emergence of Protestant Brazil” by Pedro Feitoza.- 3. Chapter 3: “Which Evangélicos? Probing the Diversities within Latin American Protestantism” by Ronald J. Morgan and Henrique Alonso Pereira.- 4. Chapter 4: “Evangelicals in Brazil: Analysis, Reflection, Projection” by Alexandre Brasil Fonseca.- 5. Chapter 5: “The Secular State and Evangelicals in Brazilian Politics: Current Controversies in Historical and Comparative Perspective” by Paul Freston.- 6. Chapter 6: “What I Saw at the Revolution” by Eric Miller.- 7. Chapter 7: “Evangélicos and the Protests of June 2013” by Eduardo Guilherme de Moura Paegle.- 8. Chapter 8: “‘This Precarious Life’: The Public Impact of Evangelical Churches in the Favelas of Rio de Janeiro” by Anaxsuell Fernando da Silva.- 9.  Chapter 9: “Evangelical Feminism in Brazil and the United States” by Amy Reynolds.- 10. Chapter 10: “Son of the Father, Image of God, Messiah of the Jews, Sender of the Spirit: Jesus and Social Engagement in Brazil” by Eric Flett.- 11. Chapter 11: “Emerging Eco-Justice Among Brazilian Evangelicals” by Janine Paden Morgan.- 12. Chapter12: “Singing about Creation in Christian Worship: Music and the Creating of a Christian Environmental Consciousness” by Suzana de Azevedo Greenwood.- 13. Chapter 13: “Environmental Sustainability and Economic Development in Brazil” by Vilma Balmaceda.- 14. Chapter 14: “Missionaries in Row Boats?  Mission and Enculturation” by Marion Brephol.- 15. Chapter 15: “Translator Translated” by Andy Draycott.- 16. Chapter 16 “In Praise of Human Limitations” by Jay R. Case.