The global expansion of evangelical Christianity is one of the most important religious developments in recent decades, but its political dimension is little studied by the comparative literature on religion and world politics. Paul Freston's book is a pioneering comparative study of the politi...

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Main Author:	Freston, Paul (Author)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2001
Subjects:	Politik Evangelicalism / Political aspects / Africa, Sub-Saharan Christianity and politics / Africa, Sub-Saharan Evangelicalism / Political aspects / Asia Christianity and politics / Asia Evangelicalism / Political aspects / Latin America Christianity and politics / Latin America Evangelikale Bewegung Asien Lateinamerika Afrika
Online Access:	DE-12 DE-473 Volltext
Summary:	The global expansion of evangelical Christianity is one of the most important religious developments in recent decades, but its political dimension is little studied by the comparative literature on religion and world politics. Paul Freston's book is a pioneering comparative study of the political aspects of the new mass evangelical Protestantism of sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and parts of Asia. The book examines twenty-seven countries from the three major continents of the Third World, burrowing deep into the specificities of each country's religious and political fields, but keeping in view the need for cross-continental comparisons. The conclusion looks at the implications of evangelical politics for democracy, nationalism and globalisation. This unique account of the politics of global evangelicalism will be of interest across disciplines and in many different parts of the world
Item Description:	Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xiii, 344 pages)
ISBN:	9780511487705
DOI:	10.1017/CBO9780511487705