Abstract
This research was aimed at analyzing the religious vocabulary used by evangelical CAPS users in the city of Campina Grande-PB. This was a qualitative research, based on the theoretical-methodological approach of Discursive Social Psychology. In order to collect data, eight personal interviews and one discussion were conducted. Respondents spoke of the wars against evil, glossolalia, the spiritual enjoyment of God, as well as the pilgrimage of people to various churches, in order to solve the problems of the world. Participants also explored descriptions of God and used expressions that referred to conversion, deviation and testimony. It was considered that the religious discourse acts as a disciplinary measure, regulating one’s behaviors, gestures and body with the objective of separating, comparing, distributing, hierarchizing and categorizing people, differentiating those who will achieve salvation with those who follow the “things of the world”.
Religious Practices; Rhetoric; Discourse