Henri Gooren

HENRI GOOREN {[email protected]}is associate professor of cultural anthropology at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan, and was the 2011–13 president of the Mormon Social Science Association (see www.mormonsocialscience.org). He specializes in religion in Latin America and is the author of three previous articles in Dialogue on Mormons in Latin America. His current research is sponsored by the Pentecostal-Charismatic Research Initiative of the John Templeton Foundation and focuses on the Pentecostalization of religion and society in Paraguay and Chile. His faculty webpage can be found at www.oakland.edu/ socan/faculty/gooren.

Leadership, Retention, and US Culture in the LDS Church in Latin America and Europe

Articles/Essays – Volume 57, No. 2

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is a global church based in the United States. The cultural context of the Church as a top-down, global entity with centralized leadership necessarily interacts with local…

Analyzing LDS Growth in Guatemala: Report from a Barrio

Articles/Essays – Volume 33, No. 2

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (usually called Mormon or LDS church) is having enormous success in most parts of the world. Growth is particularly impressive in Latin America. In 1971 there were only 217,500 LDS members on this continent, accounting for no more than seven percent of the church’s total membership.

The Dynamics of LDS Growth in Guatemala, 1948-1998

Articles/Essays – Volume 34, No. 3

Latter-day Saints under Siege: The Unique Experience of Nicaraguan Mormons

Articles/Essays – Volume 40, No. 3

Comparing Mormon and Adventist Growth Patterns in Latin America: The Chilean Case

Articles/Essays – Volume 46, No. 3