Immigrant Evangelicalism in the COVID-19 Crisis: Reactions and Responses from Brazilian Evangelical Churches in Florida

This article seeks to analyze the reactions and responses of three churches of the Brazilian diaspora in Florida, United States, to the COVID-19 pandemic. Drawing on sermons posted on YouTube and Facebook in March, April, and May, we argue that Brazilian immigrant churches in Florida reacted to the...

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Veröffentlicht in:International journal of Latin American religions
VerfasserInnen: Serrão, Rodrigo (VerfasserIn) ; Chaves, João B. (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Springer International Publishing [2020]
In: International journal of Latin American religions
Jahr: 2020, Band: 4, Heft: 2, Seiten: 235-249
normierte Schlagwort(-folgen):B USA / Brasilianer / Evangelikale Bewegung / Religiöser Führer / COVID-19 / Pandemie
RelBib Classification:CH Christentum und Gesellschaft
KBQ Nordamerika
KBR Lateinamerika
KDG Freikirche
KDH Christliche Sondergemeinschaften
weitere Schlagwörter:B Brazilian diaspora
B Covid-19
B Reactions
B Pandemic
B Evangelical congregations
B Florida
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Zusammenfassung:This article seeks to analyze the reactions and responses of three churches of the Brazilian diaspora in Florida, United States, to the COVID-19 pandemic. Drawing on sermons posted on YouTube and Facebook in March, April, and May, we argue that Brazilian immigrant churches in Florida reacted to the pandemic in civil, theological, practical ways. We begin by providing a general introduction to evangelicalism in the United States and its influence in Brazilian evangelical life to give a historically sound background to the study. We also present the story of Brazilian migration to the United States. Then, we analyze the content posted in social media by pastors and churches of the Brazilian diaspora in the United States and other church leaders to ascertain their position regarding the responses to the COVID-19 crisis. Results show the churches responded to the pandemic in three primary ways: they adhered to authorities’ guidelines, provided sermons with apocalyptic undertones, and organized food pantries and donations for members in need.
ISSN:2509-9965
Enthält:Enthalten in: International journal of Latin American religions
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/s41603-020-00111-5