The Emerging Church as a Critical Response to the Neoliberalization of the American Religious Landscape

The Emerging Church grew in prominence in the United States in the 1990’s as a reaction to seeker-sensitive approaches of nondenominational evangelical megachurches. These megachurches are known for the commodification of religion and the conception of church members as consumers, and are thus prime...

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Publié dans:Politikologija religije
Auteur principal: Freudenberg, Maren (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: CEEOL [2015]
Dans: Politikologija religije
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B USA / Dénomination (Religion) / Néolibéralisme / Église émergente / Méga-église
RelBib Classification:KBQ Amérique du Nord
KDG Église libre
KDH Sectes d’origine chrétienne
Sujets non-standardisés:B Église émergente
B Religion
B Megachurches
B Postmodernity
B neoliberalization
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Résumé:The Emerging Church grew in prominence in the United States in the 1990’s as a reaction to seeker-sensitive approaches of nondenominational evangelical megachurches. These megachurches are known for the commodification of religion and the conception of church members as consumers, and are thus prime examples of the neoliberalization of the American religious landscape. In contrast, the Emerging Church opposes institutionalized and neoliberalized religious practices and structures, instead emphasizing local and contextual organization and practice as a basis for more “authentically Christian” lives. Nevertheless, the Emerging Church itself displays characteristics of neoliberalization, which I disclose using Wendy Brown’s definition of neoliberal rationality. This raises the question whether a lived critique of neoliberalization is possible in the late modern era.
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ISSN:1820-659X
Contient:Enthalten in: Politikologija religije
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.15496/publikation-51699
HDL: 10900/110323