出版社：Faculdade de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul
摘要：The expansion of the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God in the
United States
The Universal Church of the Kingdom of God is a Brazilian-based
pentecostal denomination whose centralized institutional structure facilitates its
global expansion. This aspect of the organization, in the context of religious
transnationalism, means that the growth of the denomination beyond Brazil
depends to a greater degree on the church as a transnational agent than on the
forces of transnational migration. In the United States, the Universal Church
stands out as a Brazilian church that has successfully translated its services,
rituals and discourse for a varied hispanic population. Based on the analysis of
census and spatially referenced data, this article discusses the Universal
Church's strategy of church implantation in the US. The analysis indicates a
strong tendency to locate churches in urban areas with large hispanic
populations and in locations with high concentrations of hispanics. Mapping
the expansion of the Universal Church, the article demonstrates a highly
significant relation between church locations and the spatial distribution of
hispanics.
关键词：Universal Church of Kingdom of God, religious
transnationalism, spatially referenced data
