Christianity in the local context : Southern Baptists in the Philippines / Brian M. Howell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Howell, Brian M.

Series:

Contemporary anthropology of religion

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Southern Baptist Convention--Philippines--Baguio.

Southern Baptist Convention.

Christianity and culture.

Baguio (Philippines)--Religious life and customs.

Baguio (Philippines).

Christianity and culture--Philippines--Baguio.

Philippines--Baguio.

Physical Description:

xi, 253 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.

Summary:

How do Filipino Baptists who sing in English, quote from James Dobson, and download sermon illustrations from Alabama understand themselves, and their faith, as "local?" Comparing four congregations of Southern Baptists in the Philippines, Howell argues that Christianity becomes a local context as aspects of daily life are brought together with the obviously borrowed elements of the faith. This book moves away from the split of "global" and "local" to find out how Southern Baptists are able to create a "transcendent locality." Told in rich ethnographic detail, Christianity in the Local Context argues that Filipino Baptists are actively constructing themselves in terms of a global faith that they have made their own.

Contents:

Map of the Philippine Islands xv

Part I Engaging Context

Chapter 1 Encountering Philippine Protestantism 15

Chapter 2 Toward an Anthropology of Local Christianity 29

Chapter 3 Historical and Theological Roots 41

Chapter 4 Southern Baptists to the Northern Philippines 51

Part II Contesting Locality

Chapter 5 University Baptist Church and the Search for Leadership 67

Chapter 6 Locality at La Trinidad Baptist Church (or The Rise and Fall of Pastor Mel) 83

Chapter 7 Leaders New and Old: Faith Community Fellowship and Baguio Chinese Baptist Church 99

Chapter 8 Chinese Language in Philippine Localities 117

Chapter 9 Philippine Languages and Local Context 129

Part III Experiencing Locality

Chapter 10 Conversion and Context 155

Chapter 11 Practical Belief and the Experience of Context 183

Chapter 12 Preaching Transcendence 207

Conclusion: Local Theory and Global Place 219.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [233]-246) and index.

ISBN:

023060661X

9780230606616

OCLC:

181424046

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