Christianity in the Modern World: Changes and Controversies

ISBN-13: 9781138545991 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 208 str.

Afe Adogame; Elizabeth Olson; Elijah Obinna

Opis

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.

Spis treści

Contents: Introduction, Giselle Vincett and Elijah Obinna; Young people and golden rule Catholicism in the Philippines: the case of religiously involved Filipino students, Jayeel Serrano Cornelio; The dis/embodied Church: worship, new media and the body, Tim Hutchings; Refugees’ encounters with Christianity in everyday life, Bereket Loul, John Willott and Simon Robinson; African Christians in Scotland: contesting the rhetoric of reverse mission, Elijah Obinna; Sexuality and Christianity: understanding the attitudes and negotiations of young adults in the UK, Sarah-Jane Page; Contemporary evolution of monasticism in Italy, Stefania Palmisano; Catholicism in transition: the ’religious beat’ movement in Hungary, Kinga Povedák; When religions of difference grow softer, PÃ¥l Repstad; Contesting meaning and gender: the role of Christianity in an African indigenous religious festival, Dodeye Uduak Williams; Index.