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Many people began to secretly follow Pentecostalism. From the 1950s-1970's, Latin America experienced a period of massive urbanization and rapid modernization. [3] With this growth, the socio-economic status of the cities began to change. The Pentecostal churches were on the outside of cities since the first movement.
Pentecostalism is a religious phenomenon more visible in the cities. However, it has attracted significant rural populations in Latin America, Africa, and Eastern Europe. Sociologist David Martin [230] has called attention on an overview on the rural Protestantism in Latin America, focusing on the indigenous and peasant conversion to ...
Roman Catholics in Latin America tend to be relatively more left-wing in economics [31] [32] due to the traditional teachings of the Catholic social doctrine and the Christian Democracy. [4] Evangelical Christians on the other hand are mostly from the neo-Pentecostal movement and thus believers in the Prosperity Theology which justify most of ...
The majority of Latin American Protestants in general are Pentecostal. [5] Brazil today is the most Protestant country in South America with 22.2% of the population being Protestant, [6] 89% of Brazilian evangelicals are Pentecostal, in Chile they represent 79% of the total evangelicals in that country, 69% in Argentina and 59% in Colombia. [5]
A 2024 survey by M&R Consultadores found that 36.2% of Latin Americans identified as Catholic, 31% as Nondenominational believers and 27.7% as Protestant. [13] Arrival of Christianity. Christianity is one of the main religions in Latin America today, but it has not always been like that. Christianity was an idea that Spanish conquistadors ...
Pentecostalism is the fastest-growing Christian denomination in Brazil. Pentecostalism has surged since the 1990s while the largest denomination, Roman Catholicism , has undergone a decline. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] At some points, churches were appearing as rapidly as one church per day. [ 3 ]
The majority of Latin Americans are Catholics. About 84% of the people would say that they were raised Catholic, though only 69% of the population are Catholic today. The 15% decline is mostly due to the spread of Pentecostalism in Latin America. [1] Like Pentecostalism, the Catholic charismatic renewal began in the United States.
Pentecostal denominations in South America (6 P) B. Pentecostalism in Brazil (1 C, 2 P) Pages in category "Pentecostalism in South America" The following 3 pages are ...