Juventudes, igrejas evangélicas e política na periferia

Abstract

This thesis analyzes the role of religious socializing institutions - evangelical churches - as mediators of the ways of life and political formation of young people in peripheral urban neighborhoods, taking as a field of research, the neighborhood of Santa Maria, located in the southern zone of the city of Aracaju, capital of the state of Sergipe. According to the sociological literature on youth and its relations with politics and religion, young people living in the peripheries are mostly 'black, poor and poorly educated', and are therefore stigmatized by society. The presence of the churches and their religious leaders end up sharing the space with other institutions of political formation such as political parties; schools; neighborhood associations; non-governmental organizations that operate in different areas of the peripheries. To this end, I analyze the phenomenon of the steady growth of evangelical churches in the peripheries of the city of Aracaju, their speeches, actions and their relationship with politics, aiming to understand their role as mediators of the lifestyles of young believers; involving the contradictions experienced by young people; the role of evangelical leaders; and the consensus and disagreements of young people in relation to progressive and conservative political goals.