Exporting the American Gospel - Global Christian Fundamentalism

First Published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. Fundamentalist Americanism and Christian Fundamentalism; 3. The Changing Theology and Practice of Fundamentalism in the 20th Century; 4. Guatemala: Protestant Modernization or Evangelical Apocalypse?; 5. Spiritual Warfare; 6. South Korea; 7. Christianity in Liberia; 8. The ANew@ Christianity in Africa; 9 Spreading the Word; 10. By Defining Enemies, Christian Fundamentalism Defines Itself; 11. The New Spirit of Protestantism and the Global Consumer; 12. The Mystery of Capitalist Ethic

About the author

Susan Rose is Associate Professor of Sociology at Dickinson College; Paul Gifford is Professor of the Study of Religions at the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London; and Steve Brouwer is author of Conquest and Capitalism.

Summary

This is an interdisciplinary study that explores the influence of Christian fundamentalism in a variety of nations in Africa, Latin America and Asia. The authors explain how American evangelicalism has developed its fundamentalist forms and then succesfully exported them.

Product details

• Authors: Steve Brouwer, Brouwer Steve, Paul Gifford, Gifford Paul, Susan D Rose, Susan D. Rose, Rose Susan D.
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.07.1996
• EAN: 9780415917117
• ISBN: 978-0-415-91711-7
• No. of pages: 344
• Weight: 748 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; RELIGION / Christian Ministry / Missions, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, RELIGION / Christian Ministry / Evangelism, Religion: general, Christianity, Religious mission and Religious Conversion