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Congregational studies worldwide : the future of the parish and the free congregation / Thorsten Latzel, Gerhard Wegner (editors).
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Evangelische Akademie Frankfurt (EAF)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Free churches--Germany.
- Free churches.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (332 pages).
- Place of Publication:
- Leipzig, Germany : Evangelische Verlagsanstalt, 2017.
- Summary:
- In the Christian churches, and in Protestantism in particular, the local gatherings of the faithful -parish and non-territorial free congregations - are of crucial importance. Viewed from a global perspective, they offer an extremely popular format and are growing, as for example in China and Latin America. In central and northern Europe, on the other hand, the Protestant parish and its congregation tend rather to be in decline. What is the current situation of church parishes and congregations? This book presents research into this topic from all over the world. China is among the countries represented, as are the United States (as the "motherland" of the autonomous congregation), Switzerland, Germany and Scandinavia. The researchers have identified and defined a number of different lines of development. Ecclesiastical sociologists, sociologists of religion, and indeed everybody who is interested in the future of Protestantism will find some new insights into an old topic here.[Internationale Studien zur Kirchgemeinde. Die Zukunft der Pfarrbezirke und der Autonomen Kirchgemeinden]In den christlichen Kirchen, besonders in den protestantischen, kommt den lokalen Gemeinden (congregations, parishes) eine zentrale Bedeutung zu. In globaler Perspektive gesehen sind sie ausgesprochen populär und wachsen z. B. in China und Lateinamerika. In Mittel- und Nordeuropa hingegen nimmt protestantisch-gemeindliches Leben eher ab. Wie stellt sich die Situation der Kirchgemeinde heute dar? In diesem Buch werden diesbezügliche Forschungen aus aller Welt vorgestellt. China ist ebenso vertreten wie die USA - das "Mutterland" der autonomen Kirchgemeinde -, die Schweiz, Deutschland und Skandinavien. Unterschiedliche Entwicklungswege werden herausgearbeitet. Religions- und Kirchensoziologen - und alle die an der Zukunft des Protestantismus interessiert sind - finden hier neue Einsichten in ein altes Thema!Autoren sind u. a. Nancy Ammerman, Mark Chaves, Eberhard Hauschildt und Jörg Stolz.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed September 16, 2017).
- ISBN:
- 9783374049035
- 3374049036
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