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Only recently have Protestant historians begun to address historical, ideological, and theological questions in relation to the Protestant church in Latin America. In this book renowned theologian Jose Miguez Bonino distinguishes four "faces" with which Protestantism appears in Latin America: the mission and expansion of mainline churches, the evangelical missionary wave at the turn of the nineteenth century, the growth of Pentecostalism, and the Protestant immigration churches from Europe all along modern Latin American history. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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José Bonino's treatise is a must-read for anybody involved in missions in Latin America.
Having said that, there are, I feel, a few weaknesses.
First, Bonino is far more sympathetic to Pentacostalism than he should be. Since the writing of this work, Latin America has seen the rise of the "prosperity gospel" mega-churches, epitomized by Edir Macedo and his Universal Church of the Kingdom of God. This was--in my opinon--a natural outgrowth of the Latin Pentecostal movement--and one which Bonino failed to forsee.
Second, Bonino is overly critical of Fundamentalism. To his credit, he tries to maintain an air of neutrality, but his distaste is easy to see. Granted, many of the abuses he cites are real and need to be acknowledged by fundamentalist leaders, but I feel he goes to extremes in his criticism. It is key to note that one of his complaints is the fundamentalist reliance on Scripture. This clues the reader in to the author's theological starting point.
In all, Bonino provides good analysis into what he calls the "faces" of Latin American theology: liberal, evangelical, pentecostal, and ethnic.
Those looking for an easy read should look elsewhere. One frustrating aspect is that it is chock full of facts, but the author seldom comes to a conclusion.
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