{"product_id":"tongues-of-fire-isbn-9780631189145","title":"Tongues of Fire","description":"Now available in paperback, \u003ci\u003eTongues of Fire\u003c\/i\u003e deals with one of the most extraordinary developments in the world today - the rapid spread of Evangelical Protestantism in vast areas of the underdeveloped societies, notable Latin America. The growth of Evangelical Protestantism since the 1960's from its epicentre in the United States has been a religious and social phenomenon of extraordinary proportions.  \u003cp\u003eDavid Martin, one of the world's leading authorities on the sociology of religion, examines this remarkable phenomenon, taking account of how the religious elements have affected and have been affected by the cultural and political conditions and the future of the Americas, but also by those concerned with the relation of religion and social change throughout the contemporary world.\u003c\/p\u003e Anglo and latin: rival civilizations, alternative patterns \u003cp\u003eThe Methodist model: Anglo-American cultural production reproduced in Latin America\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProfiles of evangelical advance in Latin America\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBrazil: largest society and most dramatic instance\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe southern cone: Chile and the Argentine contrasted\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSmaller contrasting societies\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEcuador, El Salvador, Guatemala and Mexico\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCaribbean comparisons: Jamaica and Trinidad; Puerto Rico and Haiti\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInstructive parallels: South Korea and South Africa\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNew spiritual communications: healing and tongues; songs and stories\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConversions: transformations and turning points\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProtestantism and economic culture: evidence reviewed\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe body politic and the spirit: evidence reviewed\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe argument summarized and extended\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDavid Martin\u003c\/strong\u003e is Emeritus Professor of Sociology at the London School of Economics and Honorary Professor in the Department of Religious Studies at Lancaster University. He has published numerous books including \u003cem\u003eTongues of Fire\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDoes Christianity Cause War?\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eA General Theory of Secularisation\u003c\/em\u003e. He is generally regarded as one of the most influential sociologists of religion writing today.   Now available in paperback, \u003ci\u003eTongues of Fire\u003c\/i\u003e deals with one of the most extraordinary developments in the world today - the rapid spread of Evangelical Protestantism in vast areas of the underdeveloped societies, notable Latin America. The growth of Evangelical Protestantism since the 1960's from its epicentre in the United States has been a religious and social phenomenon of extraordinary proportions.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Martin, one of the world's leading authorities on the sociology of religion, examines this remarkable phenomenon, taking account of how the religious elements have affected and have been affected by the cultural and political conditions and the future of the Americas, but also by those concerned with the relation of religion and social change throughout the contemporary world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990394421477,"sku":"NP9780631189145","price":40.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780631189145.jpg?v=1761787651","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/tongues-of-fire-isbn-9780631189145","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}