PENTECOSTALISM: A FLOCK MORE DIVERSE THAN THEIR PASTORS PREACH

A constant presence in the current political debate, religion has acted as an important catalyst to support conservative political and sociocultural agendas in contemporary Brazil. Such fact gained notoriety from the 2018 elections with the approach of far-right political leaders to religious groups...

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Autor: Portantiolo Maia, César
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:Brasil
Institución:Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Goiás (PUC-GO)
Repositorio:Caminhos (Goiânia. Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs2.seer.pucgoias.edu.br:article/12852
Acceso en línea:https://seer.pucgoias.edu.br/index.php/caminhos/article/view/12852
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:pentecostalismo
conservadorismo
religião
política
diversidade
Pentecostalismo e conservadorismo no Brasil
Diversity
Politics
Religion
Conservatism
Pentecostalism
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Sumario:A constant presence in the current political debate, religion has acted as an important catalyst to support conservative political and sociocultural agendas in contemporary Brazil. Such fact gained notoriety from the 2018 elections with the approach of far-right political leaders to religious groups and leaderships, especially those linked to Pente­costalism. However, do the significant contingents of members of Pentecostal churches agree with the positions adopted by their leaders? In this article we propose to answer this question. To do so, we used a survey questionnaire with members of Pentecostal churches in the state of Rondônia. Through it, we realized how diverse the Pentecostal movement is in terms of the multiplicity of denominations and the diversity of opinions. This article is a contribution to the social sciences because it allows a greater amplitude for the sociological comprehension of a religious movement that is present and active in the contemporary reality.