Description: In The Rebirth of Latin American Christianity, Todd Hartch examines the changes that have swept across Latin America in the last fifty years and situates them in the context of the growth of Christianity in the global South.
Review Quotes: "Wonderfully illuminates the events of the past half-century and provides a striking picture of the contemporary religious scene in Latin America."--Breakpoint
"In recent decades, Latin America has witnessed an upsurge of new forms of evangelical and Pentecostal Christianity, which has in turn provoked Catholic revival movements. Hartch's book gives us a valuable and accessible survey of these trends..."--Christian Century"An astute analysis."--International Bulletin of Missionary Research"This is a book for all serious students of World Christianity. That Latin America is a highly significant component in the new World Christianity no one doubts; but its inheritance from the old European Christendom sets it apart. Todd Hartch provides a fine sustained historical interpretation of the distinctively Latin American forms of the Catholic and Protestant traditions. This is a book that illuminates and stimulates. Those concerned with Christian history in other parts of the world will find it a boon."--Andrew F. Walls, University of Edinburgh and Akrofi-Christaller Institute for Theology, Mission and Culture, Ghana"[This book] make[s] important contributions to the process of nuancing and deepening portrayals of Latin American and Latino spirituality... valuable to anyone interested in the history of Latin American Christianities, both in Latin American and among US diaspora communities." --Theological Studies