Conversion of a Continent: Contemporary Religious Change in Latin America

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

v ii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The editors would like to express our deepest thanks to our contributors and all those who read various drafts of this book. The impetus for this publishing project was provided by Andrew Walls and Lamin Sanneh through their mentorship of the Yale-Edinburgh Conference on World Christianity. Their framing of the issue of conversion for one of the annual conferences sparked serious reflection on the role of religious conversion in the context of Latin America. Many others, especially colleagues from the Latin American Studies Association, helped to refine the concepts presented in the book. Special thanks to Adi Hovav for her patience and guidance throughout the process of bringing this project to fruition. We would also like to thank Anna Peterson, who provided invaluable insights and direction through her comments. We owe a particular debt of gratitude to Johanna Sharp, David Smilde, Rachel Corr, and Henri Gooren, who all provided critical editorial input and technical assistance on many of the contributions to the volume. This book is dedicated to Mary and Emmet Cleary, John and Judy Steigenga, and Maria Graciela Argüelles. ...