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Exporting the American Gospel
47,99 €*
ISBN-13:
9781136672262
Veröffentl:
2013
Seiten:
344
Autor:
Steve Brouwer
eBook Typ:
EPUB
eBook Format:
EPUB
Kopierschutz:
2 - DRM Adobe
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
As the pressures of globalization are crushing local traditions, millions of uprooted people are buying into a new American salvation product. This fundamentalist Christianity, a fusion of American popular religion and politics, is one of the most significant cultural influences exported from the United States. With illuminating case studies based on extensive field research, Exporting the American Gospel demonstrates how Christian fundamentalism has taken hold in many nations in Africa, Latin America and Asia.
1. Introduction; 2. Fundamentalist Americanism and Christian Fundamentalism; 3. The Changing Theology and Practice of Fundamentalism in the 20th Century; 4. Guatemala: Protestant Modernization or Evangelical Apocalypse?; 5. Spiritual Warfare; 6. South Korea; 7. Christianity in Liberia; 8. The ANew@ Christianity in Africa; 9 Spreading the Word; 10. By Defining Enemies, Christian Fundamentalism Defines Itself; 11. The New Spirit of Protestantism and the Global Consumer; 12. The Mystery of Capitalist Ethic