
A Moving Faith
Mega Churches Go South
Jonathan D. James(Editor)
SAGE Publications India Pvt Ltd (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 4. February 2014
Book
Hardback
262 pages
978-93-5150-058-2 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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 / Votes
"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-Burnett "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 Stanley "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. Noll "The book is interesting as it informs the reader of a contemporary Christian movement and its increasing influence as a market commodity, global in its reach and scope." -- The Book Review, December, 2016More details
Edition
First Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New Delhi
India
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Weight
416 gr
ISBN-13
978-93-5150-058-2 (9789351500582)
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Person
Jonathan D. James is a researcher and writer on media, religion, and culture. His research interests include cultural globalization, the social effects of new media, new religious movements, indigenization, diaspora Asians in the West, and the image industry in Asia.
With an early education in Singapore, and later trained to be a television producer in the USA, Jonathan D. James is currently an adjunct lecturer at Edith Cowan University, Perth, and well known in the Asia-Pacific region as a consultant, lecturer, and guest speaker. His articles have appeared in refereed journals in Australia, the UK, and North America, including The Journal of Religion and Popular Culture, and Studies in World Christianity and Continuum: Journal of Media and Culture.
Widely traveled in Asia, North America, and the Pacific, Jonathan D. James is the author of McDonaldisation, Masala McGospel and Om Economics: Televangelism in Contemporary India (SAGE, 2010) and the editor of The Internet and the Google Age (forthcoming, 2014).
With an early education in Singapore, and later trained to be a television producer in the USA, Jonathan D. James is currently an adjunct lecturer at Edith Cowan University, Perth, and well known in the Asia-Pacific region as a consultant, lecturer, and guest speaker. His articles have appeared in refereed journals in Australia, the UK, and North America, including The Journal of Religion and Popular Culture, and Studies in World Christianity and Continuum: Journal of Media and Culture.
Widely traveled in Asia, North America, and the Pacific, Jonathan D. James is the author of McDonaldisation, Masala McGospel and Om Economics: Televangelism in Contemporary India (SAGE, 2010) and the editor of The Internet and the Google Age (forthcoming, 2014).
Content
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
Evangelical Representations in the Public Sphere: The Peruvian Case - Rolando Perez
The Southern Factor: Prospects and Challenges - Jonathan D James
Index
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
Evangelical Representations in the Public Sphere: The Peruvian Case - Rolando Perez
The Southern Factor: Prospects and Challenges - Jonathan D James
Index