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The Rise of Network Christianity: How Independent Leaders Are Changing the Religious Landscape
Brad Christerson
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Description for The Rise of Network Christianity: How Independent Leaders Are Changing the Religious Landscape
Hardback. Series: Global Pentecost Charismat Christianity. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HRCC99. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. .
Why, when traditionally organized religious groups are seeing declining membership and participation, are networks of independent churches growing so explosively? Drawing on in-depth interviews with leaders and participants, The Rise of Network Christianity explains the social forces behind the fastest growing form of Christianity in the U.S., which Brad Christerson and Richard Flory have labeled Independent Network Christianity (INC). This form of Christianity emphasizes aggressive engagement with the supernatural, including healing, direct prophecies from God, engaging in spiritual warfare against demonic spirits, and social transformation. Christerson and Flory argue that large-scale social changes since the ... Read more
Why, when traditionally organized religious groups are seeing declining membership and participation, are networks of independent churches growing so explosively? Drawing on in-depth interviews with leaders and participants, The Rise of Network Christianity explains the social forces behind the fastest growing form of Christianity in the U.S., which Brad Christerson and Richard Flory have labeled Independent Network Christianity (INC). This form of Christianity emphasizes aggressive engagement with the supernatural, including healing, direct prophecies from God, engaging in spiritual warfare against demonic spirits, and social transformation. Christerson and Flory argue that large-scale social changes since the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Series
Global Pentecost Charismat Christianity
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780190635671
SKU
V9780190635671
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About Brad Christerson
Brad Christerson is Associate Professor of Sociology at Biola University. Richard Flory is Director of Research in the USC Center for Religion and Civic Culture and Associate Research Professor of Sociology at the University of Southern California.
Reviews for The Rise of Network Christianity: How Independent Leaders Are Changing the Religious Landscape
Well-researched and well-executed... Christerson and Flory have offered us a valuable piece of the overall puzzle depicting changes in the organization of Christianity.
Christopher P. Scheitle, Sociology of Religion
The authors' aims are clearly defined and unpacked throughout the book. They substantiate their claim that [Independent Network Charismatic] Christianity is a rapidly growing sub-group in neo-Charismatic Christianity and ... Read more
Christopher P. Scheitle, Sociology of Religion
The authors' aims are clearly defined and unpacked throughout the book. They substantiate their claim that [Independent Network Charismatic] Christianity is a rapidly growing sub-group in neo-Charismatic Christianity and ... Read more