Preface Introduction Chapter 1: Finding the Seeds of the Word: Inculturation Theology: Inculturation Theology in Indigenous Latin America Chapter 2: Tricksters, Gods and Global Pentecostalism in Almolonga, Guatemala Chapter 3: A Turn the Dark Side: Witches, Devils, and Off-Label Saints in Mexico Chapter 4: Earthquakes, Trauma, and Celestial Remedies: Haiti, 2010, Chapter 5: Neopentecostalism, Religious Marketing, and New Technologies of Self Epilogue Notes Index

In this new research, she broadens her range of analyzes and focuses on current religious dynamics in Latin America in the context of the "global south". By taking into account a large literature, the approach is intended to be interdisciplinary, as much historical, anthropological, ethnographic as theological, without excluding field surveys, which the author has regularly carried out. Well-informed, the subject is enriched by a perspective that aims to be at the intersection of local religious manifestations and global Christianity, and remains attentive to the work carried out on African and Asian Christian religious revivals.

"In this new research, she broadens her range of analyzes and focuses on current religious dynamics in Latin America in the context of the "global south". By taking into account a large literature, the approach is intended to be interdisciplinary, as much historical, anthropological, ethnographic as theological, without excluding field surveys, which the author has regularly carried out. Well-informed, the subject is enriched by a perspective that aims to be at the intersection of local religious manifestations and global Christianity, and remains attentive to the work carried out on African and Asian Christian religious revivals." -- Jean Pierre Bastian, Archives de sciences sociales des religions "Garrard does a valiant job of pulling together many separate and disparate threads to weave a compelling tapestry that represents world Christianity across Latin America -- indeed, across the American continent." -- Robert Curley, Hispanic American Historical Review "Scholars versed in the field will find this an interesting analysis of Latin America's recently "Pentecostalized" religious terrain." -- D. Jacobsen, CHOICE "One great area for current research is that of lived or vernacular religion, or how ordinary people actually understand and practice faith, often running flat contrary to what established churches and institutions specify. A splendid example of this is Virginia Garrard's highly readable New Faces of God in Latin America: Emerging Forms of Vernacular Christianity. Different chapters explore a spectrum of beliefs and practices, from the definitely churched (Neo-Pentecostalism) through the more marginal and controversial (Santa Muerte and Mexico's intriguingly named "off-label saints") to more outré beliefs in witches and devils. The book benefits enormously from the author's wide linguistic skills, and her impressive access to indigenous sources." -- Philip Jenkins, Institute for Studies of Religion, Baylor University, Christian Century

Selling point: Uses local indigenous sources in multiple languages Selling point: Includes interviews which have never been published before Selling point: Positions contemporary Latin American religion in the "World Christianity" paradigm

Virginia Garrard is Director of LLILAS Benson Latin American Studies and Collections and Professor of History at the University of Texas at Austin. Among many other publications, her most recent work, co-authored with Peter Henderson and Bryan McCann, is Latin America and the Modern World. Her research interests include: historic memory and human rights during the Cold War in Latin America, archives and digital humanities, and contemporary Central American history.

Selling point: Uses local indigenous sources in multiple languages Selling point: Includes interviews which have never been published before Selling point: Positions contemporary Latin American religion in the "World Christianity" paradigm