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" Walking with the Spirit: "
Geeslin, Matthew T.
Walker, Graham B;DeClaisse-Walford, Nancy L
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Latin Dissertation
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English
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1114097
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TLpq2403015866
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Geeslin, Matthew T.
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Walker, Graham B
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| Title & Author
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Walking with the Spirit:\ Geeslin, Matthew T.Walker, Graham B;DeClaisse-Walford, Nancy L
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| College
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Mercer University
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2020
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2020
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M.T.S.
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74
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| Abstract
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This thesis is a phenomenological study of charismatic Christianity in the global south as it pertains to the spread of charismatic Christianity in the country of Brazil. The purpose of this study is to determine the reasons for the rapid spread of Pentecostalism in Brazil in the last hundred years. Additionally, it seeks to identify any major theological and social trends through an overview of the country’s religious, social, and political history. Extensive census data from the PEW Research Institute’s study on globalized religion in Latin America will be used as a tool and reference point for this study and will also help frame Brazil in its modern context. The results of this research will conclude that there is a direct tie between Brazil’s social, political, and religious history, and the growth of charismatic expressions of Christianity. Additionally, the conclusion will offer theoretical patterns of growth, history, and religious advancement, in an attempt demonstrate their intertwined nature. These patterns will be suggestive for future research in terms of identifying similar patterns or social behaviors in other areas of the global south.
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Brazil
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Global Christianity
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Global South
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Holy Spirit
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Pentecostalism
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Theology
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DeClaisse-Walford, Nancy L
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