Handbook of Megachurches
Published on 21. November 2019
Book
Hardback
362 pages
978-90-04-39988-4 (ISBN)
Description
The growth of the megachurch (generally defined as a regular attendance of over 2,000 people) is undoubtedly one of the most exceptional religious trends of recent times, certainly within the Christian sphere. Spreading from the USA, megachurches have now become common globally - reaching different national and cultural contexts. The edited volume Handbook of Megachurches offers a comprehensive account of the subject from various academic perspectives: sociology, religious studies, religious history and religious studies among them. Topics covered include: the historical developments and growth, typologies, theology, popular culture, revivalism, social engagement, and the manifestation of megachurches in such countries as Canada, Russia, India and Africa.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Leiden
Netherlands
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
680 gr
ISBN-13
978-90-04-39988-4 (9789004399884)
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Stephen Hunt, Ph.D. (2000), University of the West of England , is Associate Professor of the Sociology of Religion at that university. He has published numerous books and articles on contemporary Christianity including both volumes of the Handbook of Global Contemporary Christianity (Brill).
Contributors are: Richard Burgess, Mark Cartledge, Saliha Chattoo, Simon Coleman, Katie Corcoran, Andrew Davies, David Eagle, Stephen Hunt, Jonathan James, Torsten Loefstedt, Gordon Melton, Martyn Percy, Charity Rakestraw, Peter Schuurman, Kate Stockly, Azoneh Ukah, Marc von der Ruhr, James Wellman, Michael Wilkinson. Foreworded by David Bromley.
Contributors are: Richard Burgess, Mark Cartledge, Saliha Chattoo, Simon Coleman, Katie Corcoran, Andrew Davies, David Eagle, Stephen Hunt, Jonathan James, Torsten Loefstedt, Gordon Melton, Martyn Percy, Charity Rakestraw, Peter Schuurman, Kate Stockly, Azoneh Ukah, Marc von der Ruhr, James Wellman, Michael Wilkinson. Foreworded by David Bromley.
Content
Foreword
?David G. Bromley
Notes on Contributors
?Introduction: The Megachurch Phenomenon
?Stephen Hunt
Part 1: Megachurches in Perspective
?1?Seeking Souls, Selling Salvation: A History of the Modern Megachurch
?Charity Rakestraw
?2?The Growth of the Megachurch
?David E. Eagle
?3?Toward a Typology of the Megachurch
?J. Gordon Melton
?4?Megachurches and Popular Culture: On Enclaving and Encroaching
?Simon Coleman and Saliha Chattoo
?5?"Your Church Can Grow!" - A Contextual Theological Critique of Megachurches
?Martyn Percy
Part 2: Dynamics and Trajectories
?6?Megachurches in the Religious Marketplace
?Marc von der Ruhr
?7?Megachurches as Total Environments
?James K. Wellman Jr., Katie E. Corcoran and Kate J. Stockly
?8?Megachurches as Educational Institutions
?Mark J. Cartledge
?9?Horse and Carriage? Megachurches and Revivalism
?Stephen Hunt
?10?'The Evangelisation of the Nation, the Revitalisation of the Church and the Transformation of Society': Megachurches and Social Engagement
?Andrew Davies
Part 3: Global Contexts
?11?Megachurches and 'Reverse Mission'
?Richard Burgess
?12?Megachurches in Canada
?Michael Wilkinson and Peter Schuurman
?13?Megachurches in Russia and Other parts of the former Soviet Union
?Torsten Loefstedt
?14?Global, 'Glocal' and Local Dynamics in Calvary Temple: India's Fastest Growing Megachurch
?Jonathan D. James
?15?Sacred Surplus and Pentecostal Too-Muchness: The Salvation Economy of African Mega-Churches
?Asonzeh Ukah
?Index
?David G. Bromley
Notes on Contributors
?Introduction: The Megachurch Phenomenon
?Stephen Hunt
Part 1: Megachurches in Perspective
?1?Seeking Souls, Selling Salvation: A History of the Modern Megachurch
?Charity Rakestraw
?2?The Growth of the Megachurch
?David E. Eagle
?3?Toward a Typology of the Megachurch
?J. Gordon Melton
?4?Megachurches and Popular Culture: On Enclaving and Encroaching
?Simon Coleman and Saliha Chattoo
?5?"Your Church Can Grow!" - A Contextual Theological Critique of Megachurches
?Martyn Percy
Part 2: Dynamics and Trajectories
?6?Megachurches in the Religious Marketplace
?Marc von der Ruhr
?7?Megachurches as Total Environments
?James K. Wellman Jr., Katie E. Corcoran and Kate J. Stockly
?8?Megachurches as Educational Institutions
?Mark J. Cartledge
?9?Horse and Carriage? Megachurches and Revivalism
?Stephen Hunt
?10?'The Evangelisation of the Nation, the Revitalisation of the Church and the Transformation of Society': Megachurches and Social Engagement
?Andrew Davies
Part 3: Global Contexts
?11?Megachurches and 'Reverse Mission'
?Richard Burgess
?12?Megachurches in Canada
?Michael Wilkinson and Peter Schuurman
?13?Megachurches in Russia and Other parts of the former Soviet Union
?Torsten Loefstedt
?14?Global, 'Glocal' and Local Dynamics in Calvary Temple: India's Fastest Growing Megachurch
?Jonathan D. James
?15?Sacred Surplus and Pentecostal Too-Muchness: The Salvation Economy of African Mega-Churches
?Asonzeh Ukah
?Index