Book
The Cursillo movement in America: catholics, protestants, and fourth-day spirituality
University of North Carolina Press
2013
Abstract
"The internationally growing Cursillo movement, or "short course in Christianity," founded in 1944 by Spanish Catholic lay practitioners, has become popular among American Catholics and Protestants alike. This lay-led weekend experience helps participants recommit to and live their faith. Emphasizing how American Christians have privileged the individual religious experience and downplayed denominational and theological differences in favor of a common identity as renewed people of faith, Kristy Nabhan-Warren focuses on cursillistas--those who have completed a Cursillo weekend--to show how their experiences are a touchstone for understanding these trends in post-1960s American Christianity. Drawing on extensive ethnographic fieldwork as well as historical research, Nabhan-Warren shows the importance of Latino Catholics in the spread of the Cursillo movement. Cursillistas' stories, she argues, guide us toward a new understanding of contemporary Christian identities, inside and outside U.S. borders, and of the importance of globalizing American religious boundaries"--Provided by publisher.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- The Cursillo movement in America: catholics, protestants, and fourth-day spirituality
- Creators
- Kristy Nabhan-Warren - University of Iowa, Religious Studies
- Resource Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 9781469607153
- Publisher
- University of North Carolina Press; Chapel Hill, North Carolina
- Number of pages
- xxi, 319 pages
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2013
- Academic Unit
- History; Gender, Women's and Sexuality Studies; Religious Studies
- Record Identifier
- 9983949682002771
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