A preferential option for the spirit: The Catholic charismatic renewal in Latin America's new religious economy From: Latin American Politics and Society | Date: April 1, 2003| Author: | Copyright Latin American Politics and Society Spring 2003. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

ABSTRACT

The Catholic Charismatic Renewal (CCR), the Latin American church's largest and most dynamic lay movement, demands scholarly attention for its extraordinary appeal among Catholic laity and its unanimous approval by national episcopacies. If the church is finally using mass media and other Protestant techniques for evangelization, it is because of the Charismatics, whose missionary zeal rivals that of their chief competitors, the Pentecostals. This study uses the tools of religious economy to analyze the reasons for the Renewal's rapid growth and acceptance. In attempting to ...

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