A Moving Faith: Mega Churches Go South
New Delhi et al.: Sage (2015), xvi, 243 pp.
Contains index
ISBN 9789351500582 (hbk)
Signature commbox: 10-Religion-E 2015
"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." (Publisher description)
I. UNDERSTANDING SOUTHERN CHRISTIANITY
Southern Christianity: Key Considerations and Characteristics / Jesudas M. Athyal, 21
II. MEGA CHURCHES IN AFRICA
Doing Greater Things: Mega Church as an African Phenomenon / J. Kwabena Asamoah-Gyadu, 43
Mega Churches and Megaphones: Nigerian Church Leaders and Their Media Ministries / Walter C. Ihejirika and Godwin B. Okon, 62
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, 85
Marketing the Sacred: The Case of Hillsong Church, Australia / Jeaney Yip, 106
Populist Movement to Mega Church: El Shaddai in Manila, Philippines / Katharine L Wiegele, 127
Nurturing Globalized Faith Seekers: Mega Churches in Andhra Pradesh, India / Y. A. Sudhakar Reddy, 143
IV. MEGA CHURCHES IN LATIN AMERICA
Concentrations of Faith: Mega Churches in Brazil / Dennis A. Smith and Leonildo S. Campos, 169
Evangelical Representations in the Public Sphere: The Peruvian Case / Rolando Pérez, 191
The Southern Factor: Prospects and Challenges / Jonathan D. James, 215
Southern Christianity: Key Considerations and Characteristics / Jesudas M. Athyal, 21
II. MEGA CHURCHES IN AFRICA
Doing Greater Things: Mega Church as an African Phenomenon / J. Kwabena Asamoah-Gyadu, 43
Mega Churches and Megaphones: Nigerian Church Leaders and Their Media Ministries / Walter C. Ihejirika and Godwin B. Okon, 62
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, 85
Marketing the Sacred: The Case of Hillsong Church, Australia / Jeaney Yip, 106
Populist Movement to Mega Church: El Shaddai in Manila, Philippines / Katharine L Wiegele, 127
Nurturing Globalized Faith Seekers: Mega Churches in Andhra Pradesh, India / Y. A. Sudhakar Reddy, 143
IV. MEGA CHURCHES IN LATIN AMERICA
Concentrations of Faith: Mega Churches in Brazil / Dennis A. Smith and Leonildo S. Campos, 169
Evangelical Representations in the Public Sphere: The Peruvian Case / Rolando Pérez, 191
The Southern Factor: Prospects and Challenges / Jonathan D. James, 215
