Enthält Rezensionen u.a. von: Regional integration in Latin America and the Caribbean. / Victor Bulmer-Thomas, ed. - London : Inst. of Latin American Studies, 2002. - 322 S
The Catholic Charismatic Renewal (CCR), the Latin American church's largest & most dynamic lay movement, demands scholarly attention for its extraordinary appeal among Catholic laity & its unanimous approval by national episcopacies. If the church is finally using mass media & 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 & acceptance. In attempting to explicate the CCR's success, the study also examines the major ecclesial trends during the movement's three decades in Latin America. 52 References. Adapted from the source document.