Anunexpectedfusionoftwomajorwesternreligioustraditions,JudaismandChristianity,hasbeendevelopinginmanypartsoftheworld.ContemporaryChristianmovementsarenotonlyadoptingJewishsymbolsandaestheticsbutalsopromotingJewishpractices,rituals,andlifestyles.BecomingJewish,BelievinginJesusisthefirstin-depthethnographytoinvestigatethisgrowingworldwidereligioustendencyintheglobalSouth.Focusingonanaustere“JudaizingEvangelical“variantinBrazil,CarpenedoexploresthesurprisingidentificationwithJewsandJudaismbypeoplewithexclusivelyCharismaticEvangelicalbackgrounds.Drawinguponextensivefieldworkandsocio-culturalanalysis,thebookanalysesthehistorical,religious,andsubjectivereasonsbehindthisgrowingtrendinCharismaticEvangelicalism.TheemergenceofgroupsthatsimultaneouslyembraceOrthodoxJewishritualsandlifestylesandpreserveCharismaticEvangelicalreligioussymbolsandpracticesraisesseriousquestionsaboutwhatitmeanstobe“Jewish“or“Christian“intoday’sreligiouslandscape.Thiscasestudyrevealshowreligious,ethnic,andculturalmarkersarebeingmobilizedinunpredictablewayswithintheCharismaticEvangelicalmovementinmuchoftheglobalSouth.Thebookalsoconsidersbroaderquestionsregardingcontemporarywomen’sattractiontogender-traditionalreligions.ThiscomprehensiveaccountofhowformerCharismaticEvangelicalsinBrazilaregraduallybecomingausterelyobservant“Jews,“whilecontinuingtobelieveinJesus,representsasignificantcontributiontothestudyofreligiousconversion,culturalchange,anddebatesaboutreligioushybridizationprocesses.
JESUS rituals BECOMING religious
