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The Missiological Significance of L atin A merican P rotestantism
Author(s) -
Escobar J. Samuel
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
international review of mission
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.118
H-Index - 11
eISSN - 1758-6631
pISSN - 0020-8582
DOI - 10.1111/j.1758-6631.2011.00071.x
Subject(s) - protestantism , sociology , theology , philosophy
Abstract L atin A merican P rotestants were totally absent at E dinburgh 1910. This article explores different interpretations of why they were excluded, especially because L atin A merica was seen as a “ C hristian land” already, thus off limits for missionaries. The author discusses what has happened in the aftermath of this exclusion, and how and why evangelical Protestantism has grown significantly since then. Different, sometimes conflicting, interpretations are considered, and attention is given to how the relationship with Catholicism has evolved, and also the emergence of post‐denominational C hristianity.