Church growth in Britain : 1980 to the present / edited by David Goodhew.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Goodhew, David, 1965-

Series:

Ashgate contemporary ecclesiology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Church growth--Great Britain.

Church growth.

Christianity--Great Britain--History.

Christianity.

History.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

xii, 265 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, [2012]

Contents:

Anglican resurgence : the Church of England in London / John Wolffe and Bob Jackson

Devout East Enders : Catholicism in the East End of London / Alana Harris

Baptist growth in England / Ian M. Randall

Stirrings in Barchester : cathedrals and church growth / Lynda Barley

Reverse mission : from the global south to mainline churches / Rebecca Catto

The rise of Black churches / Hugh Osgood

African Pentecostal growth : the Redeemed Christian Church of God in Britain / Richard Burgess

Moving up and moving out? : the expansion of a London-based 'African Pentecostal' church / Amy Duffuor

A history of fresh expressions and church planting in the Church of England / George Lings

From the margins to the mainstream : new churches in York / David Goodhew

The diversification of English Christianity : the example of Birmingham / Colin Marsh

Growth amidst decline : Edinburgh's churches and Scottish culture / Kenneth Roxburgh

Economic factors in church growth and decline in South and South West Wales / Paul Chambers

Northern Irish Protestantism : evangelical vitality and adaptation / Claire Mitchell

Conclusion: The death and resurrection of Christianity in contemporary Britain / David Goodhew.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [259]-262) and index.

ISBN:

9781409425779

1409425770

9781409425762

1409425762

9781409425786

1409425789

OCLC:

769289563