Evangelicals and Politics in Asia, Africa and Latin America

A pioneering study of evangelical politics in the Third World as a whole, comparing Africa, Asia and Latin America.

Paul Freston (Author)

9780521604291, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 20 May 2004

360 pages, 2 tables
22.9 x 15.3 x 2.2 cm, 0.556 kg

"Paul Freston provides readers with the first systematic account of the evangelical Christians and politics in the developing world... a valuable publication that pushes discussion of a controversial topic much further along than current debates often do...Freston has opened a window to a comprehensive view." Edward L. Cleary, International Bulletin of Missionary Research

The global expansion of evangelical Christianity is one of the most important religious developments in recent decades, but its political dimension is little studied by the comparative literature on religion and world politics. Paul Freston's book is a pioneering comparative study of the political aspects of the new mass evangelical Protestantism of sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and parts of Asia. The book examines twenty-seven countries from the three major continents of the Third World, burrowing deep into the specificities of each country's religious and political fields, but keeping in view the need for cross-continental comparisons. The conclusion looks at the implications of evangelical politics for democracy, nationalism and globalisation. This unique account of the politics of global evangelicalism will be of interest across disciplines and in many different parts of the world.

Introduction
Part I. Brazil: 1. Brazil
Part II. Asia: 2. Asia: general introduction
3. Korea
4. Philippines
5. Malaysia
6. Indonesia
7. India
8. Myanmar (Burma)
9. China
Part III. Africa: 10. Africa: general introduction
11. Sudan
12. Angola
13. Mozambique
14. Zimbabwe
15. Malawi
16. Rwanda
17. Uganda
18. Ghana
19. Kenya
20. Zambia
21. South Africa
22. Nigeria
Part IV. Spanish-Speaking Latin America: 23. Latin America: general introduction
24. Argentina
25. Mexico
26. Chile
27. Colombia
28. Peru
29. Nicaragua
30. Guatemala
Conclusion.

Subject Areas: Political science & theory [JPA], Social theory [JHBA], Theology [HRLB], Christian theology [HRCM]