Global religious movements in regional context / edited by John Wolffe.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Wolffe, John.

Series:

Religion today ; v. 4.

Religion today ; v. 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religion and sociology--History--20th century.

Religion and sociology.

Globalization--Religious aspects--History--20th century.

Globalization.

Evangelicalism--History--20th century.

Evangelicalism.

Sōka Gakkai--History--20th century.

Sōka Gakkai.

History.

Islam--History--20th century.

Islam.

Globalization--Religious aspects.

Physical Description:

338 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; plates ; 26 cm.

Place of Publication:

Aldershot, Hants, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, 2002.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Evangelicals and Pentecostals: indigenizing a global gospel / John Wolffe 13

Chapter 2 Soka Gakkai Buddhism as a global religious movement / Helen Waterhouse 109

Chapter 3 Invitation and enculturation: the dissemination and development of Islam in contemporary societies / Sophie Gilliat-Ray 157

Thoroughly modern: sociological reflections on the Charismatic movement / Andrew Walker 197

American Evangelicalism embattled / Christian Smith 225

The explosion of Protestantism in Latin America / David Martin 247

The Soka Gakkai in Southeast Asia / Daniel Metraux 267

Tablighi Jamaat and the Deobandi mosques in Britain / John King 289

Translatability in Islam and in Christianity in Africa: a thematic approach / Lamin Sanneh 305.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

075460747X

0754608190

OCLC:

48122981