A STUDY OF RELIGIOUS CHANGE
IN THE AMERICAS
by Clifton L. Holland, Director of PROLADES
Last revised 18 March 2012
The following documents are outlines of
seminar materials used
to stimulate reflection and discussion on these topics:
The
Contemporary Context of
Religious Pluralism in Latin America
(Clifton L. Holland, September 2002)
Defining Apostasy and Conversion
(Clifton L. Holland, September 2002)
Shopping Around:
Questions about Latin American Conversions
(Edward L. Cleary, O.P.,
April 2004)
Religious Conversion in the
Americas:
Meanings, Measures and Methods
(Timothy J. Steigenga, April 2010)
Catholic Church
Losing Followers in Droves in Latin America
(Diego Cevallos, October 2004)
Why are Roman Catholics leaving their Church
to join Evangelical Churches?
(Clifton L. Holland, September 2002)
Why are Evangelicals leaving their churches
to join "other religious groups" or
to stop participating in any religious group?
(Clifton L. Holland, September 2002)
Table of Attraction and Rejection Factors that
affect the growth of Catholic and Evangelical churches
(Clifton L. Holland, September 2002)
What Explains the growth of Protestantism in
Latin America?
An interview with Dr. Samuel Escobar
(John J. Allen Jr., October 2006)
Catholic Views on NRMs
(Clifton L. Holland, February 2003)
Recent Articles from the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life
Report: Faith in Flux: Changes in Religious Affiliation in the U.S. (April 27, 2009)
Full Report (.pdf)
Also available in print:
Conversion of a Continent:
Contemporary Religious Change in Latin America
Timothy J. Steigenga and Edward L. Cleary (2007)
Evangelism
and Apostasy:
The Evolution and Impact of Evangelicals in Modern Mexico
Kurt Derek Bowen (1996)
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