The Cursillo Movement in America

The internationally growing Cursillo movement, founded in 1944 by Spanish Catholic lay practitioners, has become popular among American Catholics and Protestants alike. Emphasising how American Christians have privileged the individual religious experience and downplayed denominational and theological differences in favour of a common identity as renewed people of faith, Kristy Nabhan-Warren focuses on cursillistas to show how their experiences are a touchstone for understanding these...
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The internationally growing Cursillo movement, founded in 1944 by Spanish Catholic lay practitioners, has become popular among American Catholics and Protestants alike. Emphasising how American Christians have privileged the individual religious experience and downplayed denominational and theological differences in favour of a common identity as renewed people of faith, Kristy Nabhan-Warren focuses on cursillistas to show how their experiences are a touchstone for understanding these trends in post-1960s American Christianity.