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Paul FRESTON, p. 329-340
Protestantisme et d�mocratie au Br�sil
La r�alit� de l’histoire protestante br�silienne est plus complexe que l’on
ne pense g�n�ralement. Abordant d’abord rapidement l’histoire de la pr�sence
protestante dans le processus politique avant 1985,
y compris pendant la p�riode militaire, l’�tude analyse ensuite la p�riode
actuelle dans laquelle les pentec�tistes sont devenus des acteurs politiques importants.
� la lumi�re des donn�es du champ religieux contemporain (comportement �lectoral et
enqu�tes d’opinion ; conflits entre structures rivales pr�tendant repr�senter
tous les protestants ; ascension de l’�glise universelle du royaume de Dieu et
ses ambitions h�g�moniques dans le champ �vang�lique), est tent�e une �valuation des
tendances ambivalentes du protestantisme br�silien relativement � la question
d�mocratique.
Protestantismo e democracia no Brasil
A realidade da hist�ria protestante brasileira � mais complexa do que geralmente se
pensa. O texto trata brevemente da hist�ria do envolvimento protestante no processo
pol�tico antes de 1985, inclusive com uma discuss�o do per�odo militar, antes de
deter-se no per�odo atual no qual os pentecostais se tornaram atores pol�ticos
importantes. � luz dessa hist�ria, e � luz de dados do campo religioso contempor�neo
(comportamento eleitoral e pesquisas de opini�o ; conflitos entre entidades rivais
que reivindicam representar todos os protestantes ; a ascens�o da Igreja Universal
do Reino de Deus e suas ambi��es hegem�nicas no campo evang�lico), avalia-se as
tend�ncias ambivalentes do protestantismo brasileiro com rela��o � democracia.
Protestantism and Democracy in Brazil
The reality of Protestant history in Brazil is more complex than is generally thought.
This study makes
a rapid approach to the Protestant presence in the pre-1985 political process, including
during the military period, before analysing the present period, in which the
Pentecostalists have become important political activists. In the light of data from the
contemporary religious field (electoral behaviour and opinion surveys ; conflicts
between rival structures claiming to represent all Protestants ; the ascension of the
Universal Church of the Kingdom of God and its hegemonic ambitions in the Evangelical
field), we attempt to make an evaluation of the ambivalent tendencies of Brazilian
Protestantism in relation to the question of democracy. |