Evanglesiche Indianermission: the IECLB and mission among the Indians

• Autor(a) principal: Rodrigues, Cintia Regia
• Data de Publicação: 2016
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Anos 90 (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/anos90/article/view/62165
• topic: Índios; IECLB; Catequese; Estado Sul-rio-grandense; Modernização; História; Índios; Missão; IECLB; Indians; IECLB; Catechesis; State of Rio Grande do Sul; Modernization

This paper analyzes the practice of evangelical mission among the native populations within the context of modernization, which was traversing the State of Rio Grande do Sul. The IECLB missions attempt started in 1900 and finished in 1904. In 1886, the Lutheran Church was officially organized in the State of Rio Grande do Sul, and institutionalized the “Sínodo Rio-Grandense”, which had its headquarter in the city of São Leopoldo/RS. It is intended to investigate the development and practice of the “Estatuto da Sociedade Evangelische Indianermission” created by the Church in 1904, led by Pastor Rotermund who was a big enthusiastic of practice mission among the natives. This document indicated the instructions for the religious, the way these should undertake missionary work. Furthermore, it is intended to understand the relationship between the State Government, the IELCB and the proposal of mission among the Indians in the context of discussions on the policies and practices for the indigenous populations in the early twentieth century in the State of Rio Grande do Sul.