New Politico-Religious Actors: Social Theologies and a Typology of Evangelical University Youth Networks

This article analyses the social theologies of evangelical university youth networks as new political actors in contemporary Brazil. It draws on Weberian theory of “social types” to describe the different forms of organisation and political engagement among evangelical youth based on their theological composition. The article also provides a brief overview of generational theory regarding the recognition of youth. In addition, it highlights, alongside social theologies, a typological approach (Weber) to new forms of political organisation within three evangelical youth networks (ABU, Rede Fale, and REJU), all of which seek to articulate youth within the evangelical environment through social theologies.