Although many consider Central America a thoroughly Catholic region, Protestant organizations based in the United States began in the 1970s to send missionaries to Latin America in a concerted effort to convert Catholics to Protestantism. In this penetrating analysis of the social and political implications of Protestantism, focusing particularly on the fast-growing Pentecostal groups, Hallum provides a thorough overview of this complex phenomenon.

"Hallum is asking many of the right questions... Students of missiology will be stimulated..." - Missiology: An International Review

"The work is refreshingly written. The careful, sensitive assessments reveal an author sympathetic with her subject, with affection for the region and its people. Hallum successfully disposes of a number of myths and generalizations. She correctly recognizes the complexity of the data and the marked differences. Her chapters are enlightened... conclusions compelling... A superbly comprehensive study..." - Missiology: An International Review

"[An] illuminating book. . . . This is most useful for the researcher" - CHOICE