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

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Goodhew, David, 1965-

Series:

Ashgate contemporary ecclesiology.

Ashgate contemporary ecclesiology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christianity--Great Britain--History.

Christianity.

Church growth--Great Britain.

Church growth.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (280 p.)

Place of Publication:

Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

There has been substantial church growth in Britain between 1980 and 2010. This is the controversial conclusion from the international team of scholars, who have drawn on interdisciplinary studies and the latest research from across the UK. Such church growth is seen to be on a large scale, is multi-ethnic and can be found across a wide range of social and geographical contexts. It is happening inside mainline denominations but especially in specific regions such as London, in newer churches and amongst ethnic minorities. Church Growth in Britain provides a forceful critique of the notion of s

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""List of Figures and Tables""; ""List of Contributors""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Part I Introduction""; ""1 Church Growth in Britain, 1980 to the Present Day""; ""Part II Mainstream Churches""; ""2 Anglican Resurgence: The Church of England in London""; ""3 Devout East Enders: Catholicism in the East End of London ""; ""4 Baptist Growth in England""; ""5 Stirrings in Barchester: Cathedrals and Church Growth""; ""6 Reverse Mission: from the Global South to Mainline Churches ""; ""Part III New Churches""; ""7 The Rise of Black Churches""

""8 African Pentecostal Growth: the Redeemed Christian Church of God in Britain""""9 Moving Up and Moving Out?: The Expansion of a London-based �African Pentecostal� Church""; ""10 A History of Fresh Expressions and Church Planting in the Church of England""; ""11 From the Margins to the Mainstream: New Churches in York""; ""12 The Diversification of English Christianity: The Example of Birmingham""; ""Part IV Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland""; ""13 Growth Amidst Decline: Edinburgh�s Churches and Scottish Culture""

""14 Economic Factors in Church Growth and Decline in South and South West Wales""""15 Northern Irish Protestantism: Evangelical Vitality and Adaptation ""; ""Conclusion: The Death and Resurrection of Christianity in Contemporary Britain""; ""Select Bibliography""; ""Index""

Notes:

First published 2012 by Ashgate Pub.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-351-95162-9

1-351-95161-0

1-315-26029-8

1-280-68987-0

9786613666819

1-4094-2578-9

9781315260297

OCLC:

793193139