Evangelicals, globalization and politics in Argentina: Public interventions and divine mission

Abstract

In recent decades, the political participation of evangelical actors in Latin America has diversified, as a consequence of the consideration of the worldly structures as mission spaces and the consolidation of an agenda of public intervention. In this work we will analyze the interference of global dynamics in the praxis of evangelical agencies that participate in the political sphere in contemporary Argentina. We will focus on two international evangelical organizations, oriented to the mission in the space of politics: Youth United for One Mission (Jucum) and Capitol Ministries. We will determine their institutional objectives, their working methods and organizational structures. In the conclusions of this work, we will compare the political performances of these religious agencies and we will evaluate their incidence on the political sphere and the identity dynamics of the local evangelical field.