TRÂNSITO RELIGIOSO NO PROTESTANTISMO NA ZONA SUL DA CIDADE DE PORTO VELHO/RO

Abstract

Religious transit is one of the current phenomena that has profoundly interfered with the expressive dynamics of religious institutions in Brazil. This marked circulation of people, beliefs and practices within sacred spaces has been widely disseminated by official research bodies. The present work aims at identifying and describing the causes of religious transit in three main Protestantism segments: historical, Pentecostal and Neo - Pentecostal Protestantism in the southern part of the city of Porto Velho/RO. The research was based on the survey of literature related to religious areas and field research. The first part shows the current panorama of religious mobility in Brazil and its subdivisions. The second one deals with the particularities of Brazilian Christianity, with emphasis on denominational, doctrinal plurality and intra-religious transit within Protestantism. The findings of this study showed that religious traffic, among the evangelical denominations themselves, was proven, since 60% moved from one evangelical denomination to another. The causes presented for migrations from one church to another are the pursuit of the true teaching, preaching, and practice of the word of God, and the presence and support of the leader. Family and friends are determinants in the choice of religion, however, it is the autonomy of the subject that will guide their decision to adhere or not to the religion that best fits their personal belief model.