Item Detail
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9065
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English
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Religion and Change in a Mexican Village
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Journal of Cultural Geography
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Spring/Summer 1989
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9
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61-76
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Fundamentalist Protestantism is diffusing rapidly throughout Latin America and is present in virtually every rural village and urban neighborhood...Catholics are most attracted to Protestantism by its strong sense of community and social belonging, which result from its small church structure and emphasis on lay participation, and by its doctrinal teachings. Although perceived economic gain is seldom a factor in the conversion process, the accelerated development of management skills has resulted in a long-term upwardly mobile Protestant community. Protestantism likely will continue to compromise an ever-increasing and disproportionately influential, demographic sector of Latin America.