Abstract:
Over the past half-century, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) has experienced rapid growth in Latin America, shifting the region's traditional Catholic and Protestant landscape. This geographical and cultural transition from North America raises critical questions about how Mormon theology adapts to a new cultural setting.
This study provides a systematic analysis of Mormon theology in Latin America, examining its contextualization within the region's unique social and religious environment. Employing a mixed theological-sociological approach, the methodology integrates a critical examination of primary LDS texts (Iglesia de Jesucristo de los Santos de los Últimos Días) with a systematic review of academic literature on regional religious phenomenology.
The findings reveal that while maintaining its core doctrinal frameworks, Mormonism has dynamically adapted to Latin American culture through religious interpretation, lived religion, and organizational structure. Consequently, a distinct "Latin American Mormon Theology" is emerging, reshaping the intersection of contemporary prophecy and social institution