BANDEIRA, A. C. S.; http://lattes.cnpq.br/2273438930845701; BANDEIRA, Alba Cássia Silva.
Résumé:
This study aims to analyze the process of insertion and expansion of
Protestantism in the city of Pombal, from the late XIX century to the 40s XX
century. It examines the strategies used by Presbyterians for deployment of
Protestant Christian religion in a context of complete mastery Roman
Catholic, but also studied the social and religious impact that the arrival of
Protestantism caused in society of Pombal at the time. To achieve the
research objective, confronted a discussion bibliographic with the authors
Seixas (2004), Sousa (1999), Mello (1997) and Wanderley (2009) to
understand the context social, political, educational and religious of region of
Pombal at the time. Addressed the forms of expansion of Protestantism in
Brazil, especially the Presbyterian Christian denomination and its diffusion to
the Paraíba and the region of the municipality of Pombal. Were used in this
research, primary sources, bibliographic and oral, in other words, works,
articles, minutes of churches and testimonies collected through interviews by
the method of oral history.