Revolution, Revival, and Religious Conflict in Sandinista Nicaragua

Erscheinungsjahr 2007
ISBN: 978-90-04-15645-6
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 6, 312 Seiten, Format (B × H): 163 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 594 g

Reihe: Religion in the Americas

This interdisciplinary study breaks new ground by exploring relations between Protestants (mainly Pentecostals) and the Sandinistas in revolutionary Nicaragua, which to date have received scant attention. It challenges the view that most Protestants supported the Sandinistas (in fact, the majority vigorously opposed them) and establishes why many believed Nicaragua was heading towards communism or totalitarianism. Meanwhile, the Sandinistas expressed irritation with Pentecostalism’s otherworldliness and support for Israel. Pentecostals were harassed, even brutally repressed in the northern highlands, leading many to join the Contras. That a minority of Protestants supported the Sandinistas caused further problems.
Pentecostals and Sandinistas were ideological rivals offering an alternative vision to the poor: revolution or revival. As Pentecostalism exploded, a collision between the two was inevitable.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Smith, Calvin L

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Religionssoziologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsgeschichte

Über Autor(innen)

Calvin L. Smith, Ph.D. (2005) in Theology and Historical Studies, University of Birmingham, England, is Course Director and Lecturer in Theology at the Midlands Bible College, England. He is also Editor of the Evangelical Review of Society and Politics.