Overview of A Moving Faith: Mega Churches Go South Book

A Moving Faith captures the dynamic shift of Christianity to the South and portrays a global movement that promises prosperity, healing, empowerment and gender equality by invoking neo-Pentecostal and Charismatic resources. It postulates that neither North America nor Europe is the current center of the Christian faith.The book provides a detailed overview of how migration of Christians from the South enriches the North, for instance, Pope Francis brings newness, freshness and the vigor characteristic of the South. While describing Christianity's growth in the South, it suggests that, in fact, there is no center for this global faith. It explores this great move of Christianity by focusing on representative mega churches in South Korea, Brazil, Peru, Ghana, Nigeria, Australia, India and the Philippines.Reviews"In A Moving Faith by Dr Jonathan James, we see for the first time in a single coherent volume, not only that global Christianity in the mega church is on the rise, but in a concrete way, we are able to observe in detail what this looks like across a wide variety of locations, cultures and habitus."Virginia Garrard-BurnettProfessor of History and Religious Studies, University of Texas, Austin The 21st century once predicted by many commentators to be the secular century has turned out to be the century of the mega church. Mega churches are to be found in every continent and are not simply to be equated with Pentecostalism. This wide ranging and fascinating collection of essays on mega churches, their media and marketing strategies opens up the field for further exploration. Brian StanleyProfessor of World Christianity and Director of the Centre for the Study of World Christianity, University of Edinburgh Mega churches, usually associated with big independent congregations in America, are seen to be prevalent throughout much of the rest of the world. The chapters in this book offer careful, thoughtful and perceptive accounts of the mega church phenomenon in the South. All who are concerned not only about the spread, but also the integrity of the Christian faith will greatly appreciate this book which assists us to see the big picture of World Christianity. Professor Mark A. NollFrancis A. McAnaney Professor of History, University of Notre Dame, Indiana. Table of Contents: List of Abbreviations Foreword Virginia Garrard-Burnett Acknowledgments A Moving Faith: An Introduction Jonathan D James I: Understanding Southern Christianity Southern Christianity: Key Considerations and Characteristics Jesudas M Athyal II: Mega Churches in Africa Doing Greater Things: Mega Church as an African Phenomenon J Kwabena Asamoah-Gyadu Mega Churches and Megaphones: Nigerian Church Leaders and Their Media Ministries Walter C Ihejirika and Godwin B Okon III: Mega Churches in Asia and the Pacific Mega Churches in South Korea: Their Impact and Prospect in the Public Sphere Sebastian C H Kim Marketing the Sacred: The Case of Hillsong Church, Australia Jeaney Yip Populist Movement to Mega Church: El Shaddai in Manila, Philippines Katharine L Wiegele Nurturing Globalized Faith Seekers: Mega Churches in Andhra Pradesh, India Y A Sudhakar Reddy IV: Mega Churches in Latin America Concentrations of Faith: Mega Churches in Brazil Dennis A Smith and Leonildo S Campos vangelical Representations in the Public Sphere: The Peruvian Case Rolando P rez The Southern Factor: Prospects and Challenges Jonathan D James Index

• Book Type :

ReligiousStudies

• Book Binding :

Paperback

• Language :

English

• Number of Pages :

• ISBN - 10 :

9351500586

• A Moving Faith: Mega Churches Go South Published On :

26 Nov 2014

• Resource:

Students and Professionals:Religion, ReligiousStudies

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