Sociology and Pentecostalism: interests, emphasis and limitations of reserches of Chilean Pentecostalism (1990-2011)

Abstract

This article offers an analysis of the research that has been done on the Chilean Pentecostalism in the last two decades. It discusses the impact that research has had both politically and socially, while others are forgotten. It refers to three important moments: the return of democracy and the interest to know the religious-political link, the Census showing the growth of protestantism and the pentecostal centenary aroused renewed interest in new subject.