The Cursillo Movement in America: Catholics, Protestants, and Fourth-Day Spirituality (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781469607160)

The internationally growing Cursillo movement, or "short course in Christianity," founded in 1944 by Spanish Catholic lay practitioners, has become popular among American Catholics and Protestants alike. This lay-led weekend experience helps participants recommit to and live their faith. Emphasizing how American Christians have privileged the individual religious experience and downplayed denominational and theological differences in favor of a common identity as renewed people of faith, Kristy Nabhan-Warren focuses on cursillistas--those who have completed a Cursillo weekend--to show how their experiences are a touchstone for understanding these trends in post-1960s American Christianity.
Drawing on extensive ethnographic fieldwork as well as historical research, Nabhan-Warren shows the importance of Latino Catholics in the spread of the Cursillo movement. Cursillistas' stories, she argues, guide us toward a new understanding of contemporary Christian identities, inside and outside U.S. borders, and of the importance of globalizing American religious boundaries.

Author: Kristy Nabhan-Warren
ISBN-10: 1469607166
ISBN-13: 9781469607160
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Language: English
Published: 09/09/2013
Pages: 344
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.11lbs
Size: 9.29h x 6.18w x 0.83d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 02/01/2014