The Routledge Handbook of Megachurches

Introduction Afe Adogame, Chad M. Bauman, Damaris Parsitau, and Jeaney Yip PART I: Geographical Overviews 1. North America Scott Thumma 2. Latin America Henri Gooren, Hans Geir Aasmundsen, Joaquin Algranti, Virginia Garrard, and Ramiro Jaimes Martinez 3. Europe Abel Ugba 4. Central Africa Henrietta Nyamnjoh and Aurelien Mokoko Gampiot 5. East and Southern Africa Chammah J. Kaunda and Yabibal Teklu 6. Southeast Asia and Australia Yan Liu and Chang-Yau Hoon 7. East and South Asia Jungyeon Yi and Chad M. Bauman PART II: Transnational Connections 8. African Megachurch Missions Abroad Babatunde Adedibu 9. African Diasporia Megachurches in Europe Richard Burgess 10. Korean Diasporic Megachurches in the United States Hyemin Na 11. Transnational Lusophone Megachurches Andrew Johnson 12. Networking and Collaboration Allison L. Norton Part III: Megachurch Worship 13. The Transnationalization of Megachurch Music Tom Wagner 14. The Production and Performance of Multisensory Worship Services Katja Rakow 15. Affect, Effervescence, and the Megachurch Ritual Cycle Kate J. Stockly 16. Preaching Felicity Apaah PART IV: Hermeneutics and Theology in Practice 17. Prosperity and the Therapeutic Turn Jayeel Cornelio 18. Charismatic Gifts J. Kwabena Asamoah-Gyadu 19. Deliverance Naomi Richman PART V: Institutional Dynamics 20. Theories of Growth Chad M. Bauman 21. How and Why People Participate in Megachurches Warren Bird and Scott Thumma 22. Leadership Ed Stetzer and Andrew MacDonald 23. Megachurches' First Ladies Damaris Parsitau and Abimbola Adelakun 24. Marketing and the Business of God Jeaney Yip and Susan Ainsworth 25. Controversies, Scandals, and Crises Dodeye U. Williams PART VI: Social Context 26. Urbanisms and Imaginaries of Space Daniel P. S. Goh 27. Ethnicity and Multiculturalism Sarbeswar Sahoo 28. Class Terence Chong 29. Youth Wanjiru M. Gitau 30. Gender and Sexuality Kim Knibbe and Marju-Riika Komulainen 31. Social Media and Pop Culture Kathleen Openshaw and Adam Possamai 32. Aesthetics, Architecture, and Ambition Simon Coleman PART VII: Response 33. Response: Revivalism and the Meaning of Megachurches Timothy Wadkins Index