The Emerging Church in Transatlantic Perspective
Is the Emerging Church movement (ECM) a single transnational movement? Or is it a series of parallel religious orientations framed by nationally specific contexts? Cross-national comparisons of the many manifestations of the ECM remain scarce, especially as the development of the ECM across the glob...
Published in: | Journal for the scientific study of religion |
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Subtitles: | Forum on the Emerging Church Movent: What it is and Why it Matters |
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
[2017]
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Journal for the scientific study of religion
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Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Great Britain
/ USA
/ Congregation
/ Internationalization
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RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy AG Religious life; material religion CB Christian life; spirituality KDH Christian sects ZB Sociology |
Further subjects: | B
transatlantic movements
B United States B United Kingdom B Congregation B Evangelicalism B Globalisation |
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Summary: | Is the Emerging Church movement (ECM) a single transnational movement? Or is it a series of parallel religious orientations framed by nationally specific contexts? Cross-national comparisons of the many manifestations of the ECM remain scarce, especially as the development of the ECM across the globe (e.g., in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand) is most certainly affected by divergent histories and socioreligious landscapes. Focusing on a comparative analysis of the United Kingdom and the United States, I trace how these different cultural contexts determine variant patterns of ECM identity formation. Overall, a global perspective on the ECM calls for a theorization of the national development of religious movements and takes seriously the cultural and historical experiences that shape both its emergence in particular nations and the differentiated development of distinctive manifestations of ECM identity. |
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ISSN: | 1468-5906 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal for the scientific study of religion
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/jssr.12326 |