Evangelicals may soon rival Catholics in Latin America
A fifth of the region are evangelical. Many now believe the “prosperity gospel”
The cathedral of the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God in Salvador, a city in Brazil’s poor north-east, is so large that it can be seen miles away. Built in the style of a neoclassical temple, it could be a giant conference centre or a casino. On a recent Friday afternoon its annex, which can hold up to 3,000 people, was packed. Such success hints at an increasingly important force in Latin American politics.
This article appeared in the The Americas section of the print edition under the headline “Evangelicals may soon rival Catholics”
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