El. knyga: Oxford Handbook of Latin American Christianity

The handbook is an excellent and useful starting point for graduate students preparing reading lists for comprehensive exams or for any scholar looking to expand their sources. * Daisy Vargas, Religion, Vol 52, no.1 * As editors, Orique, Fitzpatrick-Behrens and Garrard set out with the bold aim of integrating Latin America into the growing field of global Christianity. I have no doubt that this volume will make important strides in this direction ... As in any good collection on Latin America, transnational, cross-cultural and transcontinental points of contact are at the centre here. * Matthew Casey-Pariseault, Journal of Ecclesiastical History * This rich collection of scholarship provides a lucid and valuable introduction to Christianity in Latin America from the beginning of the colonial era to the present day. * Church History * Its diverse essays are tied together by a certain hopeful spirit -- well informed, clear-eyed and definitely not apologetic -- that captures the significance and dynamism of Christianity in this world region ... This rich, stimulating volume will be useful to academic specialists and general readers alike. * Alexander Wilde, Bulletin of Spanish Studies * This rich collection of scholarship provides a lucid and valuable introduction to Christianity in Latin America from the beginning of the colonial era to the present day...Scholars of Latin American Christianity, as well as those who study Christianity in other regions of the world, will undoubtedly benefit from the stimulating research presented here. * Brian Hamm, Church History * This rich collection of scholarship provides a lucid and valuable introduction to Christianity in Latin America from the beginning of the colonial era to the present day. Methodologically diverse, this volume also showcases the great benefit of integrating historical, theological, and social scientific perspectives together on common themes.... Scholars of Latin American Christianity, as well as those who study Christianity in other regions of the world, will undoubtedly benefit from the stimulating research presented here. * Brian Hamm, Church History * This is a tremendous scholarly resource for church and society ... This book is a resource to which readers and researchers may return frequently to discover the complex facets of Christianity in Latin American history to the present. * Craig L. Nessan, Currents in Theology and Mission *