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Abstract
This article examines the re-creation of Pentecostal identity among the men and women of a drug rehabilitation ministry called Victory Outreach. It considers how that identity changes when members reinforce traditional gender roles commonly found in Latino culture, while defining Pentecostalism as a religious salve to soothe social ills. The author considers how Victory Outreach members work from a theological pedagogy that affirms the image of their church as marginalized, and proclaims educational attainment as a force for empowerment.
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Arlene M. Sánchez Walsh, "'Normal Church Can’t Take Us': Re-Creating a Pentecostal Identity among the Men and Women of Victory Outreach," Journal of Hispanic / Latino Theology 9:2 (Nov. 2001) 48-78.
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