A Moving Faith (Hardback)  | Released: 17 Jan 2019

A Moving Faith captures the dynamic shift of Christianity to the South and portrays a global movement that promises prosperity, healing, empowerment, and gender equality by invoking neo-Pentecostal and Charismatic resources. It postulates that neither North America nor Europe is the current center of the Christian faith. The book provides a detailed overview of how migration of Christians from the South enriches the North, for instance, Pope Francis brings newness, freshness, and the vigor characteristic of the South. While describing Christianity's growth in the South, it suggests that, in fact, there is no center for this global faith. It explores this great move of Christianity by focusing on representative mega churches in South Korea, Brazil, Peru, Ghana, Nigeria, Australia, India, and the Philippines.Table of Contents: List of AbbreviationsForeword Virginia Garrard-BurnettAcknowledgmentsA Moving Faith: An Introduction Jonathan D JamesI: UNDERSTANDING SOUTHERN CHRISTIANITYSouthern Christianity: Key Considerations and Characteristics Jesudas M AthyalII: MEGA CHURCHES IN AFRICADoing Greater Things: Mega Church as an African Phenomenon J Kwabena Asamoah-GyaduMega Churches and Megaphones: Nigerian Church Leaders and Their Media Ministries Walter C Ihejirika and Godwin B OkonIII: MEGA CHURCHES IN ASIA AND THE PACIFICMega Churches in South Korea: Their Impact and Prospect in the Public Sphere Sebastian C H KimMarketing the Sacred: The Case of Hillsong Church, Australia Jeaney YipPopulist Movement to Mega Church: El Shaddai in Manila, Philippines Katharine L WiegeleNurturing Globalized Faith Seekers: Mega Churches in Andhra Pradesh, India Y A Sudhakar ReddyIV: MEGA CHURCHES IN LATIN AMERICAConcentrations of Faith: Mega Churches in Brazil Dennis A Smith and Leonildo S CamposEvangelical Representations in the Public Sphere: The Peruvian Case Rolando PrezThe Southern Factor: Prospects and Challenges Jonathan D JamesIndex