A moving faith: mega churches go south

A Moving Faith captures the dynamic shift of Christianity to the South and portrays a global movement that promises prosperity, healing, empowerment, and gender equality by invoking neo-Pentecostal and Charismatic resources. It postulates that neither North America nor Europe is the current center of the Christian faith. The book provides a detailed overview of how migration of Christians from the South enriches the North, for instance, Pope Francis brings newness, freshness, and the vigor characteristic of the South. While describing Christianity's growth in the South, it suggests that, in fact, there is no center for this global faith. It explores this great move of Christianity by focusing on representative mega churches in South Korea, Brazil, Peru, Ghana, Nigeria, Australia, India, and the Philippines.;Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- A Moving Faith: An Introduction -- SECTION I Understanding Southern Christianity -- 1 Southern Christianity: Key Considerations and Characteristics -- SECTION II Mega Churches in Africa -- 2 Doing Greater Things: Mega Churchas an African Phenomenon -- 3 Mega Churches and Megaphones: Nigerian Church Leaders and Their Media Ministries -- SECTION III Mega Churches in Asia and the Pacific -- 4 Mega Churches in South Korea: Their Impact and Prospect inthe Public Sphere -- 5 Marketing the Sacred: The Case of Hillsong Church, Australia -- 6 Populist Movement to Mega Church: El Shaddai in Manila, Philippines* -- 7 Nurturing Globalized Faith Seekers: Mega Churches in Andhra Pradesh, India -- SECTION IV Mega Churches in Latin America -- 8 Concentrations of Faith: Mega Churches in Brazil -- 9 Evangelical Representations in the Public Sphere: The Peruvian Case -- The Southern Factor: Prospects and Challenges -- About the Editor and Contributors -- Index.