"Borderland Religion is effectively a borderlands study in reverse. Rather than examining the dynamics of contact between two distinct cultures in a common geographical space, or middle ground, it explores how a common culture became differentiated on either side of an internati…
"Borderland Religion is effectively a borderlands study in reverse. Rather than examining the dynamics of contact between two distinct cultures in a common geographical space, or middle ground, it explores how a common culture became differentiated on either side of an internati…
This volume takes up the problem of relations between the various Protestant churches and Jews, Judaism, and the State of Israel. Among the subjects discussed are: the attitudes of the Evangelical movement toward Jews and Israel; German Protestantism during World War II; mainstr…
"Protestants, Revolution, and the Cuba-U.S. Bond is a rare look at one aspect of civil society in Communist Cuba, the Protestant experience. Theron Corse examines the continuing links between Cuba and the United States that do not focus on diplomatic issues"--BOOK JACKET.
An incisive, thorough, and engaging study of the dynamic of Cuban Protestantism, the influence of the United States, and Protestants' struggles with Cuba's revolution.
This book will employ historical archaeological evidence to broadly examine the forces that fed the Second Great Awakening and how a range of communities responded to the activist religious fervor of the time
"Initially, when the government in Paris responded with force to the November 1, 1954, insurrection of Algerian nationalists, French public opinion offered all but unanimous support. Then it was revealed that hundreds of thousands of Muslims were herded into resettlement camps i…
Enth. u. a. (S. 47-67): France and the Swiss: trade, the Pamphlet war, and a duchy in dispute. [Betr. u. a. Bern].
This book examines the astounding recent growth of Protestantism in Central America and the social and economic consequences it has had for life in the region. Author Amy Sherman centers on a much debated issue: to what extent do the burgeoning evangelical populations of Latin A…
This text examines the influence of religion and culture on a society's (or an individual's) economic prospects, in reference to the "explosion" of Protestantism in Latin America. It offers evidence that, in Guatemala and throughout the region, religious world-views influence ec…
