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September 2026

September 25, 2026

Brazil’s Religious Revolution: What a Huge New Survey Shows

Is Brazil Still a Catholic Country? Brazil’s religious marketplace has been undergoing one of the...

May 2026

May 18, 2026

Rededicate 250: A Brazen Display of Evangelical Nationalism

There was something deeply unsettling about watching “Rededicate 250” unfold on the National Mall this...

September 2025

September 14, 2025

First Santa Muerte Temple in Guatemala Razed in Arson Attack

In the predawn hours of September 13, yet another assault was carried out against the...

August 2025

August 11, 2025

Trump Enshrines Evangelical Nationalism

  Public Displays of Evangelical Nationalism From the outset of his return to office, President...

January 2024

January 06, 2024

Pastor Smashes Santa Muerte and Virgin of Guadalupe Statues

In a shocking incident that has gone viral in Mexico, an American Baptist pastor destroyed...

May 2021

May 11, 2021

Sacking the Saints – Pentecostal Persecution of Religious Rivals in Brazil

Co-authored by Dr. Ana Keila Mosca Pinezi* and Dr. Andrew Chesnut One of the lamentable...

July 2020

July 30, 2020

‘God’s Battle Axe and Weapon of War’ – The African Pentecostalism of Trump’s COVID Doctor, Pastor Stella Immanuel

Co-authored by Dr. Andrew Chesnut and Dr. Kate Kingsbury* Glaringly absent from most of the...

June 2020

June 14, 2020

The New Pentecostal Inquisition in Latin America – Guatemalan Maya Spiritual Guide Burned at Stake for Witchcraft

Co-authored by Dr. Kate Kingsbury* and Dr. Andrew Chesnut It's Brazil that's been in the...

November 2019

November 26, 2019

Why Have Evangelical Churches Gained So Much Political Influence in Latin America? Expert Points to 5 Factors in BBC Interview

“The Bible has returned to the palace," Bolivian interim President Senator Jeanine Áñez said when...

October 2019

October 11, 2019

Competing for Amazonian Souls – The Amazon Synod and Pentecostal Competition in the Global South

By Professor Andrew Chesnut and Doctor Kate Kingsbury* While the Catholic Church adopts a preferential...

August 2019

August 29, 2019

Pentecostal Gangs in Rio de Janeiro Ratchet Up Their Persecution of Afro-Brazilian Religions under President Bolsonaro

Co-authored by Dr. Ana Keila Mosca Pinezi* and Dr. Andrew Chesnut Brazilian history since the...

May 2019

May 30, 2019

President Jair Messias Bolsonaro as Messiah for Brazilian Pentecostals

By guest contributor *Dr. Ana Keila Mosca Pinezi The Universal Church of the Kingdom of...

November 2018

November 28, 2018

Brazilian President-Elect Jair Messias Bolsonaro as Messiah for Evangelicals and Conservative Catholics

Co-authored by Dr. Ana Keila Mosca Pinezi* and Dr. Andrew Chesnut Two factors were decisive...

November 14, 2018

The Knights Templar and Saint Nazario – The Narco-Gospel of a Mexican Drug Cartel

The interminable drug war in Mexico reveals that the lethal mix of religion and terrorism...

October 2018

October 13, 2018

Deciphering the Narcotheology of the Knights Templar Mexican Narcocult

Authored by guest contributor Dr. Kate Kingsbury* - please note this piece is an abbreviated...

September 2018

September 29, 2018

Is Brazil Still Catholic? Andrew Chesnut Discusses the Brazilian Religious Landscape on NPR’s Interfaith Voices

I began my academic career as a specialist in religion in Brazil and authored the...

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