Global Religious Movements in Regional Context by John Wolffe

Global Religious Movements in Regional Context by John Wolffe

Global Religious Movements in Regional Context offers a wide-ranging exploration of the adaptation and diversity of religious traditions in various geographical, cultural and ethnic contexts within the contemporary world. The book analyses the complexities of the relationships between religion and globalization, and general trends and counter-trends in secularization. It argues that religions that 'go global' cannot remain unchanged by their importation into new cultures, and explores the creative tension between indigenization and a sense of global identity. The chapters focus on Evangelical and Pentecostal Christianity in the UK, the USA, Latin America and Africa, as well as the worldwide spread of Islam and of the Japanese-derived Buddhist movement, the Soka Gakkai. The five textbooks and Reader that make up the Religion Today Open University/Ashgate series are: o From Sacred Text to Internet o Religion and Social Transformations o Perspectives on Civil Religion o Global Religious Movements in Regional Context o Belief Beyond Boundaries o Religion Today: A Reader

'..this is a very useful volume in comparative religious studies... this book is an essential acquisition for all university and seminary libraries.' PNEUMA

Wolffe, John: -

John Wolffe is professor of religious history at The Open University in England. He is the author and editor of a number of books, including The Protestant Crusade in Great Britain 1829-1869, God and Greater Britain: Religion and National Life in Britain and Ireland 1845-1945, Great Deaths: Grieving, Religion and Nationhood in Victorian and Edwardian Britain, and Evangelical Faith and Public Zeal.

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ISBN 13	9780754608196
ISBN 10	0754608190
Title	Global Religious Movements in Regional Context
Author	John Wolffe
Series	Routledge Revivals
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published	2002-03-28
Number of pages	348
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