Hunt S. (ed.) Handbook of Global Contemporary Christianity: Themes and Developments in Culture, Politics, and Society

Brill Academic Publishers, 2015. — 437 p. — (Brill Handbooks on Contemporary Religion 9)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.Contemporary Global Movements
Trends in Global Catholicism
The Refractions and Transformations of a World Church
Conservative Evangelicalism
Safeguarding Theology and Transforming Society
Fundamentalist Christianity
From the American Margins to the Global Stage
The Emergence, Development, and Pluralisation of Global Pentecostalism
Latin American Liberation Theology
The Creation, Development, Contemporary Situation of an On-Going MovementRegional Trends and Developments
African Christianity
Developments and Trends
Chinese Christianity
A ‘Global-Local’ Perspective
Christianity in Latin America
Struggle and Accommodation
East European Christianity and the Boundaries of Europe
Northern Ireland
Religion, Religiosity and Politics in a Changing SocietyChristianity, the State, Politics and Polity
Chinese Protestantism and the Prospect of a Public Religion
Christian Social Engagement in a Globalising Age
Christianity, Resistance and Conflict Resolution in Zimbabwe
In Defense of Religious Rights
Jehovah’s Witness Legal Cases around the World
Indian Christians in Conflict
Dalit Christian Movement in Contemporary IndiaChristianity and Social Diversity
Christianity, Gender and Identity among Canadian Youth
Christian Affiliation and Disaffiliation in the United States
Generational and Cultural Change
Christianity, Ethnicity and Diaspora
African American Christianity
Masculinities and Identity
Balancing Faith and Desire
Reflections on the Inter-Connection of Christianity,
Sexuality and Identity