Evangelicals and electoral politics in Latin America: a kingdom of this world
This book analyzes the rise of evangelical Christians in Latin American electoral politics, comparing six Latin American countries.
| Resumo: | This book analyzes the rise of evangelical Christians in Latin American electoral politics, comparing six Latin American countries. Cover -- Half-title page -- Series page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Explaining Evangelical Representation -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 The Importance of Descriptive Representation -- 1.3 Explaining Evangelical Representation -- 1.3.1 Defining "Evangelical" and Disaggregating Religion -- 1.3.2 Existing Explanations -- Religion and Politics -- Minority Descriptive Representation -- 1.4 A Theory of Religious Minority Representation -- 1.4.1 Theology -- 1.4.2 Threats -- 1.4.3 Cleavages -- 1.4.4 A Critical Junctures Explanation -- 1.4.5 Voting Behavior: An Alternative Explanation -- 1.5 Research Design -- 1.5.1 Case Selection -- 1.5.2 Data Sources and Indicators -- Evangelical Politicians -- Church Publications -- Elite Interviews -- Electoral and Census Data -- Conjoint Survey Experiments -- 1.6 Plan of the Book -- 2 Voting Behavior and Political Institutions -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Voting Behavior -- 2.2.1 Conjoint Experiments -- 2.2.2 Ecological Analysis -- 2.3 Political Institutions -- 2.3.1 Electoral Systems -- 2.3.2 Party Systems -- 2.3.3 Cross-national, Subnational, and Over-Time Comparisons -- 2.4 Conclusion -- 3 Growth, Diversity, and Political Theology -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Immigrant Protestantism and Political Engagement -- 3.3 Pentecostalism and Political Quiescence -- 3.4 Fundamentalism, Progressive Christianity, and the Cold War -- 3.5 Evangelical Reactions to Military Rule -- 3.5.1 Chile: Ideological Polarization -- 3.5.2 Brazil: Conservative Clientelism -- 3.5.3 Peru: Evangelical Unity -- 3.6 Conclusion -- 4 Threats and Political Engagement in Brazil -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 The First Critical Juncture: Defending Against Catholic Offensives -- 4.2.1 Neo-Christendom and Early Evangelical Mobilization. |
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| Descrição Física: | 1 online resource (342 pages) |
| ISBN: | 1009275097 |