Evangelicals and the End of Christendom - Religion, Australia and the Crises of the 1960s

Drawing on a wide range of archival materials and an extensive synthesis of global literatures of secularisation, nationalism and imperialism, this book provides a new religious perspective to the end of empire and a fresh national perspective to the end of Christendom.

Sommario

Prologue: Billy Graham, 1959 and 1979; Introduction: The Ruptures of the Sixties 1 Citizenship: Fred Nile, Political Activism and the World’s Christian Endeavour Convention, 1962 2 Relevance: Hans Mol, Secularisation and the Religion in Australia Survey, 1966 3 America: Billy Graham, Americanisation and the 1968-1969 Crusades 4 Empire: Marcus Loane, Britishness and the Cook Bicentenary, 1970 5 Renewal: The Jesus People, the Counter-Culture and Kairos, 1973 6 World: Jack Dain, Athol Gill and the Lausanne Congress on World Evangelisation, 1974; Conclusion: Evangelicals and the End of Christendom

Info autore

Hugh Chilton is a Conjoint Lecturer in the Faculty of Education and Arts at the University of Newcastle, Australia, Director of Research and Professional Learning at The Scots College, Sydney, and Vice-President of the Evangelical History Association.

Riassunto

Drawing on a wide range of archival materials and an extensive synthesis of global literatures of secularisation, nationalism and imperialism, this book provides a new religious perspective to the end of empire and a fresh national perspective to the end of Christendom.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Hugh Chilton, Hugh (University of Sydney) Chilton
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 11.12.2019
• EAN: 9781138087781
• ISBN: 978-1-138-08778-1
• Pagine: 256
• Serie: Routledge Studies in Evangelicalism
• Categorie: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Religione: tematiche generali, opere di consultazione; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; RELIGION / General, Australia, RELIGION / Religion, Politics & State, RELIGION / Theology, RELIGION / Christianity / History, RELIGION / Christianity / Pentecostal & Charismatic, RELIGION / Christian Church / History, RELIGION / Christian Theology / General, RELIGION / Christianity / General, HISTORY / Australia & New Zealand, Religion & politics, c 1960 to c 1970, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, Religion and Politics, c 1960 to c 1969, National liberation & independence, post-colonialism, National liberation and independence, Other Nonconformist & Evangelical Churches, Other Nonconformist and Evangelical Churches, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / General