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Christianity in the Modern World : Changes and Controversies.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Theology and Religion in Interdisciplinary Perspective Series in Association with the BSA Sociology of Religion Study Group SeriesPublisher: Oxford : Taylor & Francis Group, 2014Copyright date: ©2014Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (209 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781409470267
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Christianity in the Modern WorldDDC classification:
  • 230
LOC classification:
  • BR481 -- .C494 2014eb
Online resources:
Contents:
Cover -- Contents -- List of Tables -- Notes on Contributors -- Introduction -- 1 Young People and Golden Rule Catholicism in the Philippines: The Case of Religiously Involved Filipino Students -- 2 The Dis/Embodied Church: Worship, New Media and the Body -- 3 Refugees' Encounters with Christianity in Everyday Life -- 4 African Christians in Scotland: Contesting the Rhetoric of Reverse Mission -- 5 Sexuality and Christianity: Understanding the Attitudes and Negotiations of Young Adults in the UK -- 6 Contemporary Evolution of Monasticism in Italy -- 7 Catholicism in Transition: The 'Religious Beat' Movement in Hungary -- 8 When Religions of Difference Grow Softer -- 9 Contesting Meaning and Gender: The Role of Christianity in an African Indigenous Religious Festival -- Index.
Summary: The divergent and oftentimes contradictory state of Christianity in the modern world fuels questions about its place and future in the world: in politics, education, healthcare, and even in sport. This book brings together cutting edge research on the most recent changes and trends in Christianity worldwide. Contributors drawn from the USA, UK and Europe, Africa and East Asia offer an invaluable breadth of coverage, expertise and disciplinary perspective at the intersections between sociology of religion, theology, politics, education and human geography.
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Cover -- Contents -- List of Tables -- Notes on Contributors -- Introduction -- 1 Young People and Golden Rule Catholicism in the Philippines: The Case of Religiously Involved Filipino Students -- 2 The Dis/Embodied Church: Worship, New Media and the Body -- 3 Refugees' Encounters with Christianity in Everyday Life -- 4 African Christians in Scotland: Contesting the Rhetoric of Reverse Mission -- 5 Sexuality and Christianity: Understanding the Attitudes and Negotiations of Young Adults in the UK -- 6 Contemporary Evolution of Monasticism in Italy -- 7 Catholicism in Transition: The 'Religious Beat' Movement in Hungary -- 8 When Religions of Difference Grow Softer -- 9 Contesting Meaning and Gender: The Role of Christianity in an African Indigenous Religious Festival -- Index.

The divergent and oftentimes contradictory state of Christianity in the modern world fuels questions about its place and future in the world: in politics, education, healthcare, and even in sport. This book brings together cutting edge research on the most recent changes and trends in Christianity worldwide. Contributors drawn from the USA, UK and Europe, Africa and East Asia offer an invaluable breadth of coverage, expertise and disciplinary perspective at the intersections between sociology of religion, theology, politics, education and human geography.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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