Handbook of global contemporary Christianity : : movements, institutions, and allegiance / / edited by Stephen Hunt.

• Superior document: Brill Handbooks on Contemporary Religion, Volume 12
• TeilnehmendeR: Hunt, Stephen, 1954-
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, Netherlands ;, Boston, Massachusetts : : Brill,, 2016.; ©2016
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Language: English
• Series: Brill handbooks on contemporary religion ; Volume 12.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (488 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.
• Other title: Preliminary Material /; Introduction /; Varieties of Protestant Life: Some Sketches on Enculturation and Ecclesiology /; Roman Catholicism: A Communication Impasse /; Orthodox Churches in Contemporary Contexts /; Global Saints: Conservative Christianity in the Early Twenty-first Century /; The Charismatic Renewal: History, Diversity, Complexity /; Religious Orders and Monastic Communities: Sociological Perspectives /; Revolutionary Monasticism?: Franciscanism and Ecclesiastical Hierarchy as a Hermeneutic Dilemma of Contemporary Catholicism /; Liturgy, Text, Performance: From Pamphlet to Powerpoint in the Practise of Christian Worship /; Affiliation, Practice, Belief, Attitude, and Orientation /; Vicarious Belonging and the Persistence of Institutional Christianity /; Forcing the Kingdom: The ‘Over-realised’ Eschatology of Contemporary Christian Post-millenarianism /; The Prosperity Gospel: Debating Charisma, Controversy and Capitalism /; Hillsong: Australia’s Megachurch /; The Emerging Church: Intentionally Marginalised Community /; Healed by Death: Santa Muerte, the Curandera /; The Brethren Movement: From Itinerant Evangelicals to Introverted Sectarians /; Seventh-day Adventists: An Apocalyptic Christian Movement in Search for Identity /; From the Children of God to the Family International: A Story of Radical Christianity and De-radicalising Transformation /; Jehovah’s Witnesses: Anticipating Armageddon /; Mormonism in America: Itinerary to Allegiance from Joseph Smith to Mitt Romney /; Index /
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
• ISBN: 9004310789
• ISSN: 1874-6691
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: edited by Stephen Hunt.

The Handbook of Contemporary Christianity: Movements, Institutions andamp; Allegiance traces how the largest religion in the world continues to be expressed in energetic global dynamic forms. In contemporary times Christianity is increasingly exposed to divisions, not only through its traditional channels – Roman Catholic, Protestant and the Orthodoxy – nor conservative and liberal streams, but numerous nuanced articulations. This is reflected in the roles of clergy and lay people, in organisational dynamics, sources of allegiance and articulations of the faith, movements of renewal and revivalism, syncretic modes, and broader relationships with wider cultural trajectories and changing social circumstances. Collectively the contributors to this volume offer a comprehensive exploration of these themes. The volume is a companion to the Handbook of Global Contemporary Christianity.