CHAPTER 5

Antonio Barbosa: Spiritual Legacy

The greatest legacy one can pass on to one’s children and grandchildren is not money or material things accumulated in one’s life, but rather a legacy of character and faith.

—Billy Graham

One of the largest newspapers in Brazil, Folha de Sao Paulo, had this title in one of its headlines “Antonio Barbosa proposes multi-religiosity.” The news article was covered in all sorts of media—print, radio, television, and the web. In fact, it wasn’t just in the local media, it was talked about by various international media all over the world.

His approach to religion fascinated the entire global community. He founded a religious movement called “Uma Igreja” meaning one church. He believed in the consolidation ...

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