New Mexico's Moses: Reies López Tijerina and the Religious Origins of the Mexican American Civil Rights Movement

by Ramón A. Gutiérrez

Book Overview

In New Mexico's Moses, Ram n A. Guti rrez dives deeply into Reies L pez Tijerina's religious formation during the 1940s and 1950s, illustrating how his Pentecostal foundation remained an integral part of his psyche even as he migrated toward social-movement politics. An Assemblies of God evangelist turned Pentecostal itinerant preacher, Tijerina used his secularized apocalyptic theology to inspire the dispossessed heirs of Spanish and Mexican land...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826365639
• ISBN13: 9780826365637
• Release Date: November 2023
• Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
• Length: 556 Pages
• Weight: 1.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"