O protestantismo no Alto Sertão Paraibano: religião e sociabilidade em São José de Piranhas-PB (1940-1960).

Abstract

This work aims to understand the process of insertion and consolidation of the Protestantism in the city of São José de Piranhas-PB from the 1940- 1960. It is sought to analyze the possible difficulties and resistances faced by first Protestant Christians before a dominant Catholicism in society piranhas In the 1940s the city was in initial stages of development after the transfer of its registered office. We intend to understand how another religion was catholic Christian of a city of the interior, in full reconstruction, and show the social and religious development brought about by its introduction. We carry out this work through bibliographical survey and readings and discussions with local authors Vieira (2010), Leitão (1985) and Lima (2010) with the intention of understanding the religious, social and of the municipality of São José de Piranhas. We conducted an analysis of the book of Evangelical Congregational Church and we use the method of oral history through interviews with the descendants of those who participated in the formation of the Evangelical Congregational Church of São José de Piranhas-PB.