Handbook of global contemporary Christianity : themes and developments in culture, politics, and society / edited by Stephen Hunt.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hunt, Stephen, 1954- editor.

Series:

Brill handbooks on contemporary religion ; Volume 10.

Brill Handbooks on Contemporary Religion, 1874-6691 ; Volume 10

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christianity--21st century.

Christianity.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (449 pages).

Place of Publication:

Leiden, Netherlands ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : Brill, 2015.

Summary:

The Handbook of Global Contemporary Christianity: Themes and Developments in Culture, Politics, and Society maps the transformations, as well as the continuities, of the largest of the major religions - engaging with the critical global issues which relate to the faith in a fast changing world. International experts in the area offer contributions focusing on global movements; regional trends and developments; Christianity, the state, politics and polity; and Christianity and social diversity. Collectively the contributors provide a comprehensive treatment of health of the religion as Christianity enters its third millennium in existence and details the challenges and dilemmas facing its various expressions, both old and new. The volume is a companion to the Handbook of Contemporary Global Christianity: Movements, Institutions, and Allegiance .

Contents:

Preliminary Material / Stephen Hunt

Introduction / Stephen J. Hunt

Trends in Global Catholicism: The Refractions and Transformations of a World Church / Jakob Egeris Thorsen

Conservative Evangelicalism: Safeguarding Theology and Transforming Society / Candy Gunther Brown

Fundamentalist Christianity: From the American Margins to the Global Stage / Todd M. Brenneman

The Emergence, Development, and Pluralisation of Global Pentecostalism / Michael Wilkinson

Latin American Liberation Theology: The Creation, Development, Contemporary Situation of an On-Going Movement / João Chaves

African Christianity: Developments and Trends / Adriaan van Klinken

Chinese Christianity: A ‘Global-Local’ Perspective / Peter Tze Ming Ng

Christianity in Latin America: Struggle and Accommodation / Martin Lindhardt and Jakob Egeris Thorsen

East European Christianity and the Boundaries of Europe / Bruce R. Berglund

Northern Ireland: Religion, Religiosity and Politics in a Changing Society / John Brewer

Chinese Protestantism and the Prospect of a Public Religion / Peng Yin

Christian Social Engagement in a Globalising Age / Michael Poon

Christianity, Resistance and Conflict Resolution in Zimbabwe / Joram Tarusarira

In Defense of Religious Rights: Jehovah’s Witness Legal Cases around the World / James T. Richardson

Indian Christians in Conflict: Dalit Christian Movement in Contemporary India / Kumar M. Ashok and Sunder J. Boopalan

Christianity, Gender and Identity among Canadian Youth / Heather Shipley and Pamela Dickey Young

Christian Affiliation and Disaffiliation in the United States: Generational and Cultural Change / Michele Dillon

Christianity, Ethnicity and Diaspora: African American Christianity / Lawrence Mamiya

Masculinities and Identity / Björn Krondorfer

Balancing Faith and Desire: Reflections on the Inter-Connection of Christianity, Sexuality and Identity / Michael Keenan

Index / Stephen Hunt.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

90-04-29102-4

OCLC:

903362951

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004291027 DOI