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The decline of established Christianity in the western world : interpretations and responses / edited by Paul Silas Peterson.
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English
Published/Created
Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2018.
Description
xvi, 295 pages ; 24 cm.
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BR481 .D433 2018
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Christianity
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20th century
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Christianity
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21st century
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Christianity
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Forecasting
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Church attendance
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Editor
Peterson, Paul Silas, 1979-
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Series
Studies in world Christianity and interreligious relations
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Summary note
While Church attendance in the West is often cited as being in decline, it is argued that this only applies to the older established forms of the Church. Other expressions of the faith are, in fact, stable or even growing. This volume provides multidisciplinary interpretations of and responses to one of the most complicated and controversial issues regarding the global transformation of Christianity today: the decline of "established Christianity" in the Western world. Drawing upon historical research, sociology, religious studies, philosophy and theology, an international panel of contributors provide new theoretical frameworks for understanding this decline and offer creative suggestions for responding to it. In addition, the place of established Christianity is set out as historically, culturally, socially and politically embedded religion (with or without official established status). This is a dynamic volume that gives fresh perspective on one of the great social changes to take place in the West over the last two centuries. As such, it will be of great interest to scholars of religious sociology, history and anthropology, as well as theologians.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-292) and index.
Contents
Foreword / Robert J. Schreiter
Acknowledgements / Paul Silas Peterson
An introduction to the essays and to the phenomenon of established Christianity in the Western world / Paul Silas Peterson
Causes of the decline : historical, empirical and theoretical perspectives / Paul Silas Peterson
Analyzing religious decline : a sociological approach / Eva M. Hamberg
Cultural considerations in the decline of Christianity / Neil Ormerod
Interpretations of the decline and responses to it / Paul Silas Peterson
More than just de-Christianization : Christian mission in face of religious indifference in East Germany / Eberhard Tiefensee
Towards a faithful Christian community in Canada : a missiological response to religious change / Charles Fensham
American mainline Protestantism : on the history and future of a culture-forming confessional identity / Richard R. Crocker
An evangelical response to the decline of Christendom / Timothy Larsen
Going big : mega-churches in the midst of declining Christianity in the West / Laceye Warner
An opportunity to foster inter-Christian reciprocity : the view from "world Christianity" and "the next Christendom" / Jorge E. Castillo Guerra
Reframing our experiences in the light of the cross : how African Christianity sees the decline / Esther E. Acolatse
Taking sin seriously again : a perspective from theology and public life / Martyn Percy
The religion of decline : a perspective from the philosophy of religion / Olivier Abel
Christianity in the Western world after the decline : challenges, opportunities and outlooks / Paul Silas Peterson
Exploring the past for a stronger future : a reflection on meaning and hope / Elizabeth Koepping.
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ISBN
9781138308152 (hardcover : alkaline paper)
1138308153 (hardcover : alkaline paper)
9780367891381 (paperback)
0367891387 (paperback)
LCCN
2017028706
OCLC
992580478
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