Title
Preaching conservation to Andean pentecostal communities: A case of engaging key stakeholders of religious communities in Peruvian tropical forests
Date Issued
31 December 2018
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
University of California Press
Abstract
In Latin America, Pentecostal churches have an important presence in local Andean communities. I explored the opinions that rural people of the Pentecostal faith in the Peruvian Andes have on nature and conservation and tested the Evangelical principle of Creation Care as an effective method to approach them and get them interested in conservation issues. I attended special meetings of rural Pentecostal churches in Huanuco, Peru, in 2012 and 2013; the congregations allowed me to share the importance of nature conservation, and Creation Care facilitated this communication. I discuss the details of one of the events where I participated as an invited speaker to talk about nature conservation. For those who wish to foster a dialogue with Pentecostals and Evangelical residents of the Andes on the rationale for environmental stewardship, I recommend becoming familiar with the principle of Creation Care and looking for its application in specific environmental problems of the region.
Volume
2
Issue
1
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Filosofía, Ética, Religión
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85096671984
Source
Case Studies in the Environment
Resource of which it is part
Case Studies in the Environment
Source funding
University of Florida
Sponsor(s)
This research was my topic for the Tropical Conservation and Development Practicum course at the University of Florida in 2012. I thank my professor Jonathan Dain for guiding me in this research. The personnel of Paz y Esperanza helped me to organize the workshop for the Evangelical leaders in Huanuco. And I especially thank Pastor Felix Villanueva and his wife Argelica Puga for their hospitality and invitation to speak at their church. Michael Cherney, Allyn Kyes, Steve Roels, Patrick O'Donnel, Cliff Jones and Jim Peterson reviewed the manuscript.
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