“Not all evangelicals are conservative”: religion and politics among left-wing evangelicals in Brazil

Abstract

The evangelical field is a very heterogeneous religious segment and there is no single way of being evangelical and expressing that faith. Within this segment, there is a dispute between the various actors in their political, theological and identity dimensions about what it is to be a Christian, what it is to be evangelical and how they and the church should politically position themselves in the face of human dramas. This article aims to produce a socio-anthropological analysis of the articulation between religion and politics around evangelicals located in the field of the political left. For this, we will focus on the performance of some agents (leadership, collectives, groups and organizations) directly involved in the clashes of the aforementioned issues. We will analyze the speeches, actions, conflicts, as well as symbolic aspects involved. To achieve the defined objectives, we will carry out a bibliographic survey, documental survey, interviews and field visits.