Christianity in the Local Context: Southern Baptists in the Philippines
(Part of the Contemporary Anthropology of Religion Series)
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How do Filipino Baptists who sing in English, quote from James Dobson, and download sermon illustrations from Alabama understand themselves, and their faith, as "local?" Comparing four congregations of Southern Baptists in the Philippines, Howell argues that Christianity becomes a local context as aspects of daily life are brought together with the obviously borrowed elements of the faith. This book moves away from the split of "global" and "local"...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:023060661X
ISBN13:9780230606616
Release Date:September 2008
Publisher:Palgrave MacMillan
Length:253 Pages
Weight:0.88 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 8.3" x 5.5"
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