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.

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.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material / Stephen Hunt -- Introduction / Stephen Hunt -- Varieties of Protestant Life: Some Sketches on Enculturation and Ecclesiology / Martyn Percy -- Roman Catholicism: A Communication Impasse / Angela Coco -- Orthodox Churches in Contemporary Contexts / Maria Hämmerli -- Global Saints: Conservative Christianity in the Early Twenty-first Century / Joseph Williams -- The Charismatic Renewal: History, Diversity, Complexity / Joshua R. Ziefle -- Religious Orders and Monastic Communities: Sociological Perspectives / Stefania Palmisano -- Revolutionary Monasticism?: Franciscanism and Ecclesiastical Hierarchy as a Hermeneutic Dilemma of Contemporary Catholicism / Giulia Marotta -- Liturgy, Text, Performance: From Pamphlet to Powerpoint in the Practise of Christian Worship / Martin Stringer -- Affiliation, Practice, Belief, Attitude, and Orientation / Leslie J. Francis -- Vicarious Belonging and the Persistence of Institutional Christianity / Abby Day -- Forcing the Kingdom: The ‘Over-realised’ Eschatology of Contemporary Christian Post-millenarianism / Stephen Hunt -- The Prosperity Gospel: Debating Charisma, Controversy and Capitalism / Simon Coleman -- Hillsong: Australia’s Megachurch / Elizabeth Miller -- The Emerging Church: Intentionally Marginalised Community / Josh Packard -- Healed by Death: Santa Muerte, the Curandera / R. Andrew Chesnut -- The Brethren Movement: From Itinerant Evangelicals to Introverted Sectarians / Bernard Doherty -- Seventh-day Adventists: An Apocalyptic Christian Movement in Search for Identity / Christian Feichtinger -- From the Children of God to the Family International: A Story of Radical Christianity and De-radicalising Transformation / Eileen Barker -- Jehovah’s Witnesses: Anticipating Armageddon / George D. Chryssides -- Mormonism in America: Itinerary to Allegiance from Joseph Smith to Mitt Romney / Carter Charles -- Index / Stephen Hunt.