MELO, Irislene dos Santos.
Resumo:
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.