Extensive church building programmes and the relocation of existing churches were important features of Protestant congregational life in industrializing cities across Britain and North America. In Montreal, building booms in the 1860s, 70s, and 80s led many congregations to abandon their old churches in the centre of the city and rebuild on a grander scale 'uptown', closer to the residential neighbourhoods to which their wealthier members were moving. In the early twentieth century, when a new phase of growth engulfed the city, many of the same congregations again faced the dilemma of whether or not to move. Whereas the earlier period was characterized by a strong evangelical consensus, the subsequent period was associated with wider-ranging theological and social debates: the context of decision-making had changed. / For each period, I explore the impact of building decisions on 'domestic' ministries to church members and on the 'public' ministries that congregations carried out in the environs of their churches and in working-class neighbourhoods. In doing so, I draw on a variety of methodological approaches and on local sources that have not previously been synthesized. A database containing temporal and spatial information for every Protestant church built in Montreal between 1760 and 1914 was also constructed for this project. Case studies of six 'uptown' congregations, and of a downtown neighbourhood that was a popular mission field, are carried out. Investigation of documentary sources such as church minute books and correspondence is complemented by cartographic and sociological analyses of church membership using city directories, tax rolls, censuses, and the recently completed Montreal l'Avenir du Passe historical geo-database. A systematic sampling of local newspapers and denominational records brings to life the many congregational controversies and dilemmas that spilled over into the public sphere during a time of dramatic urban, social, and theological change. / A range of external factors, both material and spiritual, affected the choices that were made. I show how investment in religious edifices during the original phase of church moves, as well as the heightened social exclusivity that these moves generated, made it more challenging for the next generation to adapt their religious institutions to the needs of the twentieth-century city. Congregations simultaneously had to deal with a number of ongoing tensions: the logic of institutional maintenance versus the logic of mission, competition versus cooperation amongst Protestant institutions, and the dynamic between capitalist materialism and Christianity. Unless these tensions were skilfully negotiated by church leaders, they threatened to destroy either the viability or the integrity of religious institutions.

Thesis (doctoral)--Universität, Göttingen, 2008. / Includes bibliographical references (p. [133]-151) and index.

Thesis (doctoral)--Universität, Erlangen, Nürnberg, 2007. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 333-354).

Made available in DSpace on 2015-04-17T15:01:38Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 parte1.pdf: 2918049 bytes, checksum: fb38dd63bcf1669df78167cb8bf473e7 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-12-16 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / This work is the result of a documental and field research about the Calvinist educational basis offered by the School XV de Novembro in Garanhuns/ PE. Our research problem was: Which were the principal aspects of the Calvinist Presbyterian Educational Formation which influenced in the formation and history of life or some former students of the school institution? Starting from the ideas of the theologist and reformer João Calvino, who gave strong emphasis to the education as a way of evangelize and adjust the members of his church, that consequently caused a consequence of the Protestant Reformation of the century XVI, in Genève, Switzerland. His teaching were released by several of his adepts, called Calvinist, Who took his protestant philosophy to other countries of Europe and North American United States, where they received the name o Presbiterians. From America, the Presbyterian Church sent its missionaries to Pernambuco in Brazil and here in 1900 they organized a school inside this religious confession in the city of Garanhuns. In the life histories of the former students it was found out that the fundaments of this school organization were centered in two main axes. The religious teaching as form of propagation of protestant faith, and the teaching of secular subjects aiming the preparation of men and women to serve in the society, contributing for a good formation of dign citizen, prepared for the religious, familiar and professional life. The authors who inspired this research were: Calvino (2006), Paulo Freire (1989 E 2000), Weber (2004), Fernandez-Armesto and Wilson (1997), Ferreira (1990, Delors (2006), Vieira (2008) among others. / Este trabalho é resultante de uma pesquisa documental e de campo sobre as bases educacionais calvinistas oferecidas pelo Colégio XV de Novembro de Garanhuns/PE. Nosso problema de pesquisa foi: Quais foram os principais aspectos da formação educacional calvinista-presbiteriana que influenciaram na formação e história de vida de alguns ex-alunos dessa instituição escolar? Partimos das idéias do teólogo e reformador João Calvino, que deu forte ênfase à educação como forma de evangelizar e ajustar os membros da sua igreja, que por sua vez foi decorrente da Reforma Protestante do século XVI, em Genebra, na Suíça. Os seus ensinamentos foram divulgados por vários adeptos seus, chamados de calvinistas, que levaram sua filosofia protestante a outros países da Europa e Estados Unidos da América do Norte, onde receberam o nome de Presbiterianos. Da América, a Igreja Presbiteriana enviou seus missionários para Pernambuco no Brasil e aqui em 1900 eles organizaram um colégio dentro desta confissão religiosa na cidade de Garanhuns. Nas histórias de vida dos ex-alunos descobriu-se que os fundamentos dessa organização escolar foram centrados em dois eixos principais: o ensino religioso como forma de propagação da fé protestante, e o ensino de matérias seculares visando à preparação de homens e mulheres para servirem na sociedade, contribuindo dessa forma para uma boa formação de dignos cidadãos, preparados para a vida religiosa, familiar e profissional. Os autores que inspiraram esta pesquisa foram: Calvino (2006), Paulo Freire (1989 E 2000), Weber (2004), Fernandez-Armesto e Wilson (1997), Ferreira (2000), Delors (2006), entre outros.

Made available in DSpace on 2015-04-17T15:01:38Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 arquivototal.pdf: 1005226 bytes, checksum: 99535e6d7d1d8adc519070ee93866c77 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011-06-10 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / In this research we seek to show the influence of massive religious phenomenon of Post modernity on the traditional reformed Protestant churches as the Presbyterian. The main goal of this work was: Analyze relations of Christians with the sacred in the discursive, practical utilitarian and spectacular conceptions of postmodern religiosity in a traditional Presbyterian Church Protestant Christian. The subject of this survey, which was qualitative, were the leaders of this religious institution, especially pastors and priests. We verify, by interviews and observations, which many followers of Presbyterian Church are involved or are contradictory in the acceptance of spectaculars practices and of utilitarian mysticism in its religious experience. In summary, they practice postmodern religiosity by the fact they think and live the religion as a consumer product. This influence of the massive religious about them has led us to see the frequent breaking of religious ethics established within the Westminster Confession of Faith and the Internal Constitution of Presbyterians from many followers of this institution. We start from the classic work of Weber (1998), the Protestant ethic and the spirit of capitalism and resorted to other theorists as Bauman (1997), Lipovetsky (2007), Frankl (1994 and 1997), Pierucci (2006), Prandi and Pierucci (1996), Eliade (1978 and 1992), Debord (1997) and others who have inspired us in this research. / Neste trabalho de pesquisa buscamos mostrar a influência do fenômeno religioso massificado da pós-modernidade sobre as igrejas protestantes reformadas tradicionais como a Presbiteriana. O principal objetivo deste trabalho foi: Analisar as relações dos cristãos com o sagrado nas concepções discursivas, práticas utilitárias e espetaculares de religiosidade pósmoderna em uma igreja cristã protestante tradicional Presbiteriana. Os sujeitos desta pesquisa qualitativa foram os líderes desta instituição religiosa, especialmente os pastores e presbíteros. Constatamos pelas entrevistas e observações, que muitos adeptos da Igreja Presbiteriana estão envolvidos ou se mostram contraditórios na aceitação das práticas espetacularizadas e de misticismo utilitário em sua vivência religiosa. Em resumo, eles praticam a religiosidade pósmoderna pelo fato de pensar e vivenciar a religião como produto de consumo. Esta influência da massificação religiosa sobre eles nos levou a perceber a quebra frequente da ética religiosa estabelecida na Confissão de Fé de Westminster e na Constituição Interna dos Presbiterianos por parte de grande número de adeptos desta instituição. Partimos da obra clássica de Weber (1998), A ética protestante e o espírito do capitalismo e recorremos também a outros teóricos como Bauman (1997), Lipovetsky (2007), Frankl (1994; 1997), Pierucci (2006), Prandi e Pierucci (1996), Eliade (1978; 1992), Debord (1997) e outros que nos inspiraram nesta pesquisa.

Made available in DSpace on 2015-04-17T15:02:16Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 arquivototal.pdf: 1820163 bytes, checksum: be65a022190ff6336bc43ec22a2e653e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-07-29 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / Growth in the informal economy is a troubling trend that is beginning to cause a split social consequence, the gradual demoralization of the tax collection system of the State, which formally begins with a minimum of legal norms the development of this economy, with construction space intended for that market. The Shopping Center Terceirão in João Pessoa-PB, is one of those buildings, which highlights the presence of some of these evangelical churches actively participating in business activities and through its symbolic power, direct marketers adherents of a particular sect to use a particular language that identify and heat sales. To understand the scale of representations and the reasons for those actions as well as their interaction with certain subjective signs, semiotic elements were used to compare with Weberian studies, taking into account the spread of Protestantism site, combined with the mercantile spirit, which comes to a "particular ethos" to the interaction of a capitalist conception / informal, with a religious ethics / mercantilist. The study was based on an ethnographic research whose overall objective was to analyze from the transdisciplinarity: religion, morality and economics, the behavior of this triad in the face of an ethical nature of Calvinist religious employed by those churches. As data collection instruments were used participant observation and semi-structured interviews. The results showed that the adoption of ethics that binds a particular religious doctrine with a need, is characterized by the imperative to rationalize the feelings that governs the social and personal relationships of the group and acts as a legitimate element of these churches, therefore, the interaction the dynamics of the informal market with religious agents there is a dichotomous relationship between ideas an interests of the group / O Crescimento da informalidade na economia é um fenômeno inquietante que começa a provocar uma cisão social de conseqüências imprevisíveis, pela paulatina desmoralização do sistema de arrecadação tributária do Estado, que começa formalizar com um mínimo de normatização jurídica o desenvolvimento dessa economia paralela, com a construção de espaços destinados a esse mercado. O Shopping Centro Terceirão em João Pessoa-PB, é uma dessas construções, que chama atenção pela presença de algumas igrejas evangélicas participando ativamente dessas atividades mercantis e através de sua força simbólica, direciona os comerciantes adeptos de uma determinada vertente religiosa a usar uma linguagem peculiar que os identificam e aquecem as suas vendas. Para compreender a dimensão das representações e dos motivos dessas ações, bem como sua interação subjetiva com determinados signos, foram utilizados elementos semióticos para comparar com estudos Weberianos, levando em consideração a propagação do protestantismo local, aliado a esse espírito mercantil, que vem a dar um ―ethos particular a essa interação de uma concepção capitalista/informal, com uma ética religiosa/mercantilista. O Estudo teve como base uma pesquisa etnográfica, cujo objetivo geral foi analisar a partir da transdisciplinariedade: religião, moral e economia, o comportamento dessa tríade frente a uma ética religiosa de cunho Calvinista empregada por aquelas igrejas. Como instrumentos de coleta de dados foram utilizados a Observação Participante e Entrevistas Semi-Estruturadas. Os resultados apontaram que, a ética que vincula adoção de uma determinada doutrina com uma necessidade religiosa, é caracterizada pelo imperativo de racionalização dos sentimentos que rege as relações sociais e pessoais do grupo, bem como age como elemento legitimador dessas igrejas, portanto, na interação da dinâmica do mercado informal com os agentes religiosos existe uma relação dicotômica entre idéias e interesses do grupo

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The Evangelical movement is a significant Christian movement in the life of the Zambian Nation and it is to this movement that the Pentecostal/Charismatic movement belongs. Undoubtedly this movement has become to be a vital player in enhancing the voice of hope and change that Evangelicals have trumpeted in the past twenty years. Emerging in the shadows of formidable established Christian movements such as the Evangelical fellowship of Zambia and Christian Council of Zambia, the movement is yet to consolidate itself as one of the influencing groups within the Evangelical movement. For this to happen, they has to be realization of the potential there is to become an agent of change in the Nation. In order to attain this, the movement needs introspection in their perception and involvement in socio-economic development and theological response to matters which affect communities they serve. This work endeavors to high light historical factors which have contributed to the development and growth of the Pentecostal/Charismatic movement in Zambia. Roles and contributions of the movement towards the Evangelical movement as well us short comings. / Christian Spirituality, Church History and Missiology / M. Th. (Missiology)

Made available in DSpace on 2016-08-03T12:18:49Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 SILVIA GERUZA.pdf: 833960 bytes, checksum: 15252326a455f0fa0066b03cf9704767 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011-09-02 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / This dissertation intends to analyze different speeches about sexuality in five Brazilian protestant leaders to observe in which basis they sustain their teachings and statements to control and rule the Christians sexual behavior. Trough the study of the historical and social development of Christianity and its relationship with sexuality since the second century A.D. to the present Day, this research intends to perceive how Hellenic dualism and Neo-Platonism were able to pervade the sexuality concepts from the Early Fathers to the present time. The criteria used to those the protestant leaders were their written texts. Jaime Kemp, North American missionary, writer and speaker to the youth and couples in churches and Congresses; Robinson Cavalcanti, Episcopalian Anglican Bishop, writer and speaker in important national conferences; Paulo César e Claudete Brito, pastors in the city of Rio de Janeiro; Carlos Eduardo Calvani, Anglican priest, conference speaker and a writer. Calvani outstands as a dissonant voice when dealing with the theme of sexuality. This research intends to contrast the two views of the Christian sexual moral: the essentialist and the personalist, while conversing with some catholic moral theologians to interrelate sexuality with psychology, anthropology, Human and Social Sciences so sexuality is perceived in its human and subjective dimension. / A presente dissertação pretende analisar o os diferentes discursos sobre sexualidade em cinco líderes protestantes brasileiros, para verificar em que bases eles sustentam seus enunciados e normas de comportamento sexual. Através da exposição do histórico do desenvolvimento do cristianismo e sua relação com a sexualidade desde o século II d.C. até os dias atuais a pesquisa procurará entender como os pressupostos dualistas e neoplatônicos permearam o conceito de sexualidade desde os Primeiros Pais da Igreja até os dias atuais. O critério da escolha dos líderes evangélicos foram seus textos escritos. Jaime Kemp, missionário Norte Americano, escritor e palestrante de jovens e casais; Robinson Cavalcanti, Bispo Anglicano e palestrante em congressos nacionais e internacionais; Paulo César e Claudete Brito, pastores de uma influente igreja na cidade do Rio de Janeiro. Carlos Eduardo Calvani, padre Anglicano, escritor e palestrante. Calvani sobressai como uma voz dissonante ao lidar com sexualidade. A pesquisa contrastará as duas cosmovisões da moral sexual cristã: a essencialista e a personalista, dialogando com alguns teólogos católicos da moral com o objetivo de conectar o estudo da sexualidade com psicologia, antropologia e ciências humanas e sociais para que a sexualidade seja percebida na sua dimensão humana e subjetiva.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-08-03T12:19:35Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 MarcosJE.pdf: 726089 bytes, checksum: 9d0fd78b1960e70ac9618dc7ba9c52a1 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-03-06 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / The justification by faith alone, in a context of fear, anguish and pastoral practices based on merit, of the Protestant Reformation in the 16th century, presented itself as a liberating enunciation. It gave new meaning to theological concepts. It showed the direction to a new way of Christian life, having salvation as its principal, not its objective. It formed, in this way, a foundation of a way to live: a justified way of living. A way that defines the integrity of being, that defines personal and communitarian acts. A way that, dogmatized over the years, imposed itself like a doctrine, to the detriment of vivid experience. The purpose of this research is to point out the relevance of justification by faith in the context of the 16th century, highlight aspects that formed the foundation of a new way of life of a person justified by faith, and confirm justification by faith as a foundation of a way of life that resists the hegemonic system of the market society of the 21st century. / A Justificação pela Fé no contexto da Reforma protestante do século XVI apresentou-se como um enunciado libertador das práticas pastorais meritórias. Ressignificou conceitos teológicos. Apontou para uma nova forma de vida cristã tendo a salvação como seu princípio, não seu objetivo. Formatou, desta forma, o fundamento de um modo de vida: o modo justificado de viver. Um modo que define a integralidade do ser. Modo que, dogmatizado com o passar dos anos, impôs-se como doutrina em detrimento da vivência. Esta pesquisa se propõe a apontar para a relevância da Justificação pela Fé no contexto do século XVI, assinalar aspectos que fundamentam e moldam o novo modo de vida da pessoa justificada pela fé e afirma a Justificação pela Fé como o fundamento de um modo de vida resistente ao sistema hegemônico da sociedade de mercado do século XXI.