Poder evangélico

Poder evangélico
Author: Ariel Goldstein
Publisher: Marea Editorial
Total Pages: 144
Release: 2020-09-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9878303322

Los grupos evangélicos tuvieron en los últimos años un crecimiento exponencial en todo el continente americano y lograron consolidarse como una nueva fuerza política y social. Entre sus miembros hay presidentes, ministros y ministras, diputados y diputadas, asesores y asesoras que ocupan puestos clave en los gobiernos de la región. Son dueños de grandes medios de comunicación, tienen una fuerte base territorial entre los sectores populares y obtienen muchos recursos del Estado, por eso, sus líderes son muy requeridos por aquellos políticos que tienen ambiciones de poder. Gobiernos con rasgos autoritarios en toda América, como el de Donald Trump, en Estados Unidos; Jair Bolsonaro, en Brasil; Jeanine Áñez, en Bolivia; Nicolás Maduro, en Venezuela, o Daniel Ortega, en Nicaragua, establecieron alianzas con los evangélicos para consolidar el poder. En Argentina, se declaran a favor de la "familia y los valores", se movilizan en contra de la legalización del aborto y hacen acuerdos con los grupos de derecha. Pero ¿quiénes son los evangélicos?, ¿en qué medida colaboran para la expansión de las fuerzas políticas autoritarias?, ¿cómo es que establecen alianzas con gobiernos tanto de derecha como de izquierda? Ariel Goldstein, doctor en Ciencias Sociales, investigó en profundidad la expansión de los evangélicos en América, más precisamente, de los grupos pentecostales, a lo largo de todo el continente: Estados Unidos, Brasil, Argentina, México, Colombia, Bolivia, Uruguay, Venezuela, Paraguay, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Honduras, Guatemala y El Salvador.

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Prosperity Theology and the Gospel

Prosperity Theology and the Gospel
Author: LAUSANNE MOVEMENT
Publisher: Hendrickson Publishers
Total Pages: 282
Release: 2022-05-03
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1683072383

Prosperity theology--the belief that financial and physical well-being is God's will for his followers--has become prevalent in modern-day Christianity. For Christians looking to better understand how it is affecting the life and growth of the church around the world, this book is an accessible and practical resource. Evaluating the prosperity theology movement from a biblical and evangelical perspective, the authors encourage readers to think critically about the ways in which the theology we follow can lead toward or away from the kingdom of God. Prosperity Theology and the Gospel is in four parts: The first part turns our attention to God's word and looks at what the Bible says about the issue of prosperity. Part 2 looks at the issue from different perspectives--be it historical, ethical, or sociological. Part 3 considers the impact of prosperity theology in different regions of the world through several case studies. Part 4 proposes how we might respond to some of the challenges we have identified and what could be a way forward for us all. Each chapter is followed by ideas for further thought and discussion. Contributors include Femi Adeleye, Christopher Wright, Joel Tejedo, Valdir and Maicon Steuernagel, and many others.

Journal of Latin American Theology, Volume 19, Number 1

Journal of Latin American Theology, Volume 19, Number 1
Author: Lindy Scott
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 245
Release: 2024-04-30
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The articles in this issue of the Journal of Latin American Theology focus on history, mission, politics, migration, and worship. Luis Tapia Rubio discusses the colonial nature of Bartolome de Las Casas's sixteenth-century mission in Latin America and sits with the disturbing question of whether or not it is possible for Christian mission to be anything but colonial. Valdir Steuernagel summarizes key points from the Lausanne Congresses on World Evangelization and diagnoses current challenges leading up to Lausanne IV in September 2024. Dario Lopez R. illustrates the antidemocratic nature of fundamentalist evangelicals active in Latin American politics through the case study of the 2021 presidential elections in Peru. Milton Mejia discusses the same political phenomenon but in the context of Colombia's decades-long armed conflict. His case study is the 2016 referendum on the peace agreement, which evangelical opposition helped tip the balance to reject. Mariani Xavier seeks to "humanize" immigrants by highlighting five biblical insights on immigration and then outlining action steps for Christians to put these biblical insights into practice. Fabio Salguero Fagoaga diagnoses one reason that Christians fail to offer robust hospitality to immigrants and refugees: aporophobia, or discrimination against the poor. The book reviews in this volume approach these same themes from different perspectives, as the film review and theopoetry do from the posture of worship.

The Liberating Mission of Jesus

The Liberating Mission of Jesus
Author: Dario Andres Lopez Rodriguez
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 158
Release: 2012-06-14
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1498277055

The Liberating Mission of Jesus deals with the central message of the Gospel of Luke, provocatively arguing that the liberating mission of Jesus has two central themes: the universality of the love of God and the special love God has for the defenseless of society. Both of these pillars form the bedrock of Luke's theological vision, animate his Gospel throughout, and summarize the good news of the reign of God in subversive and radical form. This book shows how the liberating message announced by Jesus, as well as his liberating practice, is manifested throughout the Gospel and its implications for Christian life today. Through this thorough treatment, the full depth of Luke's vision of the liberating mission of Jesus is shown to be a paradigm for the personal and collective witness of believers, regardless of the social, political, cultural, or religious boundaries that try to inhibit them from giving witness to the God of life.