Handbook of global contemporary Christianity : : themes and developments in culture, politics, and society / / edited by Stephen Hunt.

• Superior document: Brill Handbooks on Contemporary Religion, Volume 10
• TeilnehmendeR: Hunt, Stephen, 1954-
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, Netherlands ;, Boston, [Massachusetts] : : Brill,, 2015.; ©2015
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Language: English
• Series: Brill handbooks on contemporary religion ; Volume 10.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (449 pages).

The Handbook of Global Contemporary Christianity: Themes and Developments in Culture, Politics, and Society maps the transformations, as well as the continuities, of the largest of the major religions - engaging with the critical global issues which relate to the faith in a fast changing world. International experts in the area offer contributions focusing on global movements; regional trends and developments; Christianity, the state, politics and polity; and Christianity and social diversity. Collectively the contributors provide a comprehensive treatment of health of the religion as Christianity enters its third millennium in existence and details the challenges and dilemmas facing its various expressions, both old and new. The volume is a companion to the Handbook of Contemporary Global Christianity: Movements, Institutions, and Allegiance .

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material / Stephen Hunt -- Introduction / Stephen J. Hunt -- Trends in Global Catholicism: The Refractions and Transformations of a World Church / Jakob Egeris Thorsen -- Conservative Evangelicalism: Safeguarding Theology and Transforming Society / Candy Gunther Brown -- Fundamentalist Christianity: From the American Margins to the Global Stage / Todd M. Brenneman -- The Emergence, Development, and Pluralisation of Global Pentecostalism / Michael Wilkinson -- Latin American Liberation Theology: The Creation, Development, Contemporary Situation of an On-Going Movement / João Chaves -- African Christianity: Developments and Trends / Adriaan van Klinken -- Chinese Christianity: A ‘Global-Local’ Perspective / Peter Tze Ming Ng -- Christianity in Latin America: Struggle and Accommodation / Martin Lindhardt and Jakob Egeris Thorsen -- East European Christianity and the Boundaries of Europe / Bruce R. Berglund -- Northern Ireland: Religion, Religiosity and Politics in a Changing Society / John Brewer -- Chinese Protestantism and the Prospect of a Public Religion / Peng Yin -- Christian Social Engagement in a Globalising Age / Michael Poon -- Christianity, Resistance and Conflict Resolution in Zimbabwe / Joram Tarusarira -- In Defense of Religious Rights: Jehovah’s Witness Legal Cases around the World / James T. Richardson -- Indian Christians in Conflict: Dalit Christian Movement in Contemporary India / Kumar M. Ashok and Sunder J. Boopalan -- Christianity, Gender and Identity among Canadian Youth / Heather Shipley and Pamela Dickey Young -- Christian Affiliation and Disaffiliation in the United States: Generational and Cultural Change / Michele Dillon -- Christianity, Ethnicity and Diaspora: African American Christianity / Lawrence Mamiya -- Masculinities and Identity / Björn Krondorfer -- Balancing Faith and Desire: Reflections on the Inter-Connection of Christianity, Sexuality and Identity / Michael Keenan -- Index / Stephen Hunt.