A missiological approach to Latin American Protestantism.(Mission at the Crossroads) From: International Review of Mission | Date: April 1, 1998| Author: Escobar, J. Samuel | COPYRIGHT 1998 World Council of Churches. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Protestantism takes on a new image as it spreads among the poor and the marginalized. This is a lesson that Latin American Protestants can learn from their Pentecostal counterparts. Protestantism in the region can only be sustained in the 21st century if classic Protestantism, as expounded in continuity in truth by the Word, is melded with popular Protestantism emphasizing continuity in life by the Spirit.

In approaching the subject of the Protestant presence in Latin America, I beli...