Latino Protestants in America - Growing and Diverse

Researchers estimate that by 2030 half of all Latinos in America will be Protestant. Latino Protestants in America takes readers inside the numbers to highlight the many reasons Latino Protestants are growing, the diversity of this group, and the implications of this growth on politics, economics, religion, and more.

List of contents

Preface
1 Latino Protestants Are More Than "Not Catholic"
2 The Early History of Indigenous and Immigrant Latino Protestants
3 The Latino Reformation Today
4 Ethnic Identity and Varieties of Latino Protestant Churches
5 The Centrality of "Doing Church" among Latino Protestants
6 Latino Protestants and Their Political and Social Engagement
7 Latino Protestants and the Future of American Christianity
Appendix: Qualitative Sources and Research Methodology

About the author

Mark T. Mulder is professor of sociology at Calvin College and co-director of the Latino Protestant Congregations Project. He is author of Shades of White Flight: Evangelical Congregations and Urban Departure and numerous articles. His writing has won awards from the Evangelical Press Association and the Associated Church Press.

Aida I. Ramos is assistant professor of sociology at George Fox University and research fellow with the Latino Protestant Congregations Project. She has published articles in a range of journals, including the Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion.

Gerardo Martí is L. Richardson King Professor of Sociology at Davidson College and co-director of the Latino Protestant Congregations Project. He is the author of several articles and books, including Worship Across the Racial Divide: Religious Music and the Multiracial Congregation. He is currently editor in chief of the journal Sociology of Religion.

Summary

Researchers estimate that by 2030 half of all Latinos in America will be Protestant. Latino Protestants in America takes readers inside the numbers to highlight the many reasons Latino Protestants are growing, the diversity of this group, and the implications of this growth on politics, economics, religion, and more.

Product details

• Authors: Gerardo Marti, Gerardo Martí, Marti Gerardo, Mark Mulder, Mark T Mulder, Mark T. Mulder, Mark T. Marti Mulder, Mark T. Ramos Mulder, Mulder Mark T., Aida Ramos, Aida I Ramos, Aida I. Ramos, Ramos Aida I.
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.03.2017
• EAN: 9781442256545
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-5654-5
• No. of pages: 218
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Social structure research; USA, Ethnic Studies, RELIGION / Christianity / Protestant, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Islamic Studies, United States of America, USA, Religious groups: social & cultural aspects, Relating to Latin / Hispanic American people, Hispanic & Latino Studies, Social groups: religious groups and communities, Protestantism & Protestant Churches, Protestantism and Protestant Churches, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General