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The Virgin of El Barrio : Marian Apparitions, Catholic Evangelizing, and Mexican American Activism.
In 1998, a Mexican American woman named Estela Ruiz began seeing visions of the Virgin Mary in south Phoenix. The apparitions and messages spurred the creation of Mary's Ministries, a Catholic evangelizing group, and its sister organization, ESPIRITU, which focuses on community-based initiative...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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New York :
NYU Press,
2005.
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| Series: | Qualitative studies in religion.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgments; Introduction: Fe (Faith), Familia (Family), and Communidad (Community) Mexican American Devotion to the Virgin Mary; 1. Estela Ruiz and the Virgin of the Americas; 2. From the Devil to Mary; 3. Battling Satan; 4." On Fire for Mary and Jesus!"; 5. Catholic Evangelization; 6. Corporate Evangelizers; 7. Hope and Healing; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index.