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| Author | : Edward L. Smither |
| Publisher | : Wipf and Stock Publishers |
| Total Pages | : 285 |
| Release | : 2012-07-20 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 1610978048 |
"From a mission field to a missions sender." These words capture the story of the Brazilian evangelical church, which has gone from receiving missionaries in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries to becoming a movement that presently sends out more global laborers than the churches of England or Canada do. After narrating Brazil's missional shift, in this volume Smither addresses one fascinating element of the story--Brazilian evangelical efforts in the Arab world. How have Brazilians adapted culturally among Arabs, how have they approached ministry, and how have they cultivated a theology of mission in the process? Brazilian Evangelical Missions in the Arab World gives the reader insights from one emerging missions movement with an eye toward a more comprehensive view of the global church.
| Author | : Colin M. MacLachlan |
| Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |
| Total Pages | : 283 |
| Release | : 1993-08-01 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1461665477 |
Over time, Brazil has evolved into a well-defined nation with a strong sense of identity. From the natural beauty of the Amazon River to the exciting resort city of Rio de Janeiro, from soccer champion Pelé to classical musician Villa Lobos, Brazil is known as a distinctive, diverse country. This book provides a well-rounded, brief history of Brazil that uniquely focuses on both the politics and culture of the republic. Colin MacLachlan uses a political narrative to frame the evolution of national culture and the formation of national identity. He evaluates Brazilian myths, stereotypes, and icons such as soccer and dancing as part of the historical analysis. A History of Modern Brazil will inform and entertain students in courses on Brazil and modern Latin America.
| Author | : Carmen Nava |
| Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
| Total Pages | : 254 |
| Release | : 2006 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9780742537576 |
This innovative volume traces Brazil's singular character, exploring both the remarkable richness and cohesion of the national culture and the contradictions and tensions that have developed over time. What shared experiences give its citizens their sense of being Brazilian? What memories bind them together? What metaphors and stereotypes of identity have emerged? Which groups are privileged over others in idealized representations of the nation? The contributors--a multidisciplinary group of U.S. and Brazilian scholars--offer a fresh look at questions that have been asked since the early nineteenth century and that continue to drive nationalist discourse today. Their chapters explore Brazilian identity through an innovative framework that brings in seldom-considered aspects of art, music, and visual images, offering a compelling analysis of how nationalism functions as a social, political, and cultural construction in Latin America. Contributions by: Cristina Antunes, Dain Borges, Val ria Costa e Silva, James Green, Efrain Kristal, Ludwig Lauerhass Jr., Cristina Magaldi, Elizabeth A. Marchant, Jos Mindlin, Carmen Nava, Jos Luis Passos, Robert Stam, and Val ria Torres
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| Total Pages | : 586 |
| Release | : 1975 |
| Genre | : Plant diseases |
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| Author | : Paulo S. |
| Publisher | : Columbia University Press |
| Total Pages | : 409 |
| Release | : 2013-02-05 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 0231505965 |
The massive grasslands of Brazil -- known as the cerrados -- which cover roughly a quarter of its land surface and are among the most threatened regions in South America, have received little media attention. This book brings together leading researchers on the area to produce the first detailed account in English of the natural history and ecology of the cerrado/savanna ecosystem. Given their extent and threatened status, the richness of their flora and fauna, and the lack of familiarity with their unique ecology at the international level, the cerrados are badly in need of this important and timely work.
| Author | : Mark J. Curran |
| Publisher | : Trafford Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 255 |
| Release | : 2012 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 1466965762 |
Adventures of a "Gringo" Researcher in Brazil in the 1960s or In Search of Cordel is an entertaining and informative account of Professor Curran's first foray in Brazil. In this book he tells two stories: the research to collect cordel and, perhaps more importantly, the travel and the adventures of the year in Brazil. The two are inseparable and complement each other. Chapters include Recife and the Northeast, Travels to the interior of the Northeast, research in Brazil's colonial capital of Salvador da Bahia, research and tourism in Rio de Janeiro, trips to the interior of Rio, including Ouro Preto, Congonhas do Campo, and a memorable trip on a wood-burning stern wheeler on the Sao Francisco River in Minas Gerais and Bahia, and finally, research in the Amazon Basin, including both Belem do Para and Manaus. The account is not in academic language but in a colloquial, conversational style. Curran writes as one sitting down with the reader and telling tales of his travels, and perhaps with the author and reader enjoying a caipirinha, or a Brazilian draft beer choppe as they talk.
| Author | : Jorge William de Castro Abdala |
| Publisher | : Christian Faith Publishing, Inc. |
| Total Pages | : 68 |
| Release | : 2022-08-25 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 1685179630 |
There are an estimated of 1.3 million Brazilian immigrants living in the United States (approximately 460,000 Brazilian Americans as of mid-2019). The Brazilian population in the United States is relatively small, and the lack of knowledge of Brazilian immigrants and the tendency to stereotype based on the perception and assumption has had a negative impact on many Brazilian ministries. There are only thirteen Brazilian ministries within the Presbyterian Church (USA), and the total number of Brazilians' membership within the PC(USA) is approximately seven hundred people. Some of these ministries have existed for over twenty years, but very little information has been given about their existence and experiences. Brazilian ministries that thrive most in the PC(USA)'s body cherish their own identity, understand what those essential factors and keys are, and embrace the challenges and opportunities in a cross-cultural experience. Every thriving Brazilian ministry is made of people who reflect the image of God in the migration context and plays a unique model to love outcast Brazilians living in this promised land.
| Author | : George Woodyard |
| Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
| Total Pages | : 217 |
| Release | : 2003-06-30 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 0313089531 |
Race, religion, language, culture, and national character are full of contradictions. Brazil, the largest country in South America, embodies so much paradox that it defies neat description. This book will help students and general readers dispel stereotypes of Brazil and begin to understand what country's bigness means in terms of its land, people, history, society, and cultural expressions. This is the only authoritative yet accessible volume on Brazil that surveys a wide range of important topics, from geography, to social customs, art, architecture, and more. Highlights include discussions of the fluid definitions of race, rituals of candomble, the importance of extended family networks, beach culture, and soccer madness. A chronology and glossary supplement the text.
| Author | : Idelber Avelar |
| Publisher | : Duke University Press |
| Total Pages | : 377 |
| Release | : 2011-05-09 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 082234906X |
Covering more than one hundred years of history, this multidisciplinary collection of essays illuminates the important links between citizenship, national belonging, and popular music in Brazil.
| Author | : Ladislau Dowbor |
| Publisher | : Zed Books |
| Total Pages | : 178 |
| Release | : 2005-09 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 9781842776339 |
The author, a Brazilian economist, combining autobiographical reflection and summation of a lifetime's work in developing countries, gives his views on the failings of conventional economics to effect postive change in the lives of the poor. Rejects both old fashioned statist economics and utopian post economics ideas of social organization.
