Pentecostal megachurches in Southeast Asia : negotiating class, consumption and the nation / edited by Terence Chong.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Chong, Terence, editor.

ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, issuing body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Big churches--Southeast Asia.

Big churches.

Pentecostalism--Southeast Asia.

Pentecostalism.

Pentecostal churches--Southeast Asia.

Pentecostal churches.

Christianity--Southeast Asia.

Christianity.

Church growth--Southeast Asia.

Church growth.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 243 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Singapore : ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, 2018.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Charismatic pastors, fast-paced worship sessions, inspirational but shallow theology, and large congregations - these are just some of the associated traits of Pentecostal megachurches. But what lies beneath the veneer of glitz? What are their congregations like? How did they grow so quickly? How have they managed to negotiate local and transnational challenges? This book seeks to understand the growth and popularity of independent Pentecostal megachurches in Southeast Asia. Using an ethnographic approach, the chapters examine Pentecostal megachurches in Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Singapore. Each chapter dwells on the development of the megachurch set against the specific background of the country's politics and history.

Contents:

1. Introduction / Terence Chong

Indonesia. 2. Pentecostal megachurches in Jakarta : class, local, and global dynamics / Chang-Yau Hoon

3. Counting souls : numbers and mega-worship in the global christian network of Indonesia / En-Chieh Chao

Malaysia. 4. Reaching the city of Kuala Lumpur and Beyond : being a Pentecostal megachurch in Malaysia /Jeaney Yip

5. Pentecostalism in Klang Valley, Malaysia / Chong Eu Choong

Philippines. 6. Jesus is Lord : the indigenization of megachurch Christianity in the Philippines / Jayeel Serrano Cornelio

7. Pentecostal-charismatic megachurches in the Philippines / Joel A. Tejedo

Singapore. 8. Grace, megachurches, and the Christian prince in Singapore / Daniel P.S. Goh

9. Speaking the heart of Zion in the language of Canaan : City Harvest and the cultural mandate in Singapore / Terence Chong.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Aug 2018).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9789814786898

9814786896

OCLC:

1030817041