A territorialização do espaço geográfico pelo catolicismo e protestantismo na contemporaneidade

Abstract

To understand the contributions of our work to society, it is necessary to look at the environment in which we live with an analysis of the space around us and that we are ready to understand the relationship between society and nature. It is in this vast field that Geography works, it is within this magnificent science that we seek to approach the relations between the two strands of Christianity (Catholic and Protestant) in the occupation of spaces, we seek to list the most different and varied ways of relating with the Geographical Space, it is through appropriations that societies walk and so is the way in which religions and more precisely Christianity seeks to maintain itself in spaces, mark and demarcate the territory around it and after this stage it seeks an expansionism . If the objective is to sanctify places and people by these two currents of Christianity, each in its own way, how does this dispute and unconditional expansion action occur? With the scenario of Brazil being the most Catholic country in the world and a growing number of Protestants, we seek in this work to understand the actions of each of these currents and their actions, from the demarcation of religious spaces to even intentions that discourage the line competitor of the same religion. It is in this sense that our contribution takes place within Geography classes, because here we relate the principles that guide this discipline with the categories (Landscape and Territory) that when analyzing these perceptions in space we are doing and practicing what we propose to do within the classroom and outside it, which is the constant practice of a look and an ability to perceive relationships and their experiences accumulated in time and space, society and the environment relating to each other at all times is what we propose in our work . The methods used in our work took the form of bibliographic research to academic works such as articles, and TCCs, books and abstracts within the area of Cultural Geography were also used, the work was built with the support of qualitative research to two leaders of two churches of the two currents of Christianity, both answered individual questionnaires, which were reproduced in full in the body of this work. He exposes in his results the intentions of these two currents that takes place from the initial transformation of a chosen place taking into account certain important characteristics, to the intended expansion and its most differentiated strategies that have been practiced for centuries, in this way he brings us a perception changes in the landscape and their possible projections for the future.