Researchers estimate that by 2030 half of all Latinos in America will be Protestant. Latino Protestants in America takes readers inside the numbers to highlight the many reasons Latino Protestants are growing, the diversity of this group, and the implications of this growth on politics, economics, religion, and more.
Mark T. Mulder is professor of sociology at Calvin College and co-director of the Latino Protestant Congregations Project. He is author of Shades of White Flight: Evangelical Congregations and Urban Departure and numerous articles. His writing has won awards from the Evangelical Press Association and the Associated Church Press.
Aida I. Ramos is assistant professor of sociology at George Fox University and research fellow with the Latino Protestant Congregations Project. She has published articles in a range of journals, including the Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion.
Gerardo Martí is L. Richardson King Professor of Sociology at Davidson College and co-director of the Latino Protestant Congregations Project. He is the author of several articles and books, including Worship Across the Racial Divide: Religious Music and the Multiracial Congregation. He is currently editor in chief of the journal Sociology of Religion.
Preface
1 Latino Protestants Are More Than "Not Catholic"
2 The Early History of Indigenous and Immigrant Latino Protestants
3 The Latino Reformation Today
4 Ethnic Identity and Varieties of Latino Protestant Churches
5 The Centrality of "Doing Church" among Latino Protestants
6 Latino Protestants and Their Political and Social Engagement
7 Latino Protestants and the Future of American Christianity
Appendix: Qualitative Sources and Research Methodology