Christianity in the Local Context

In three congregations, representing three distinct social locations, Howell goes beneath the surface to argue that even with these Western forms, these Filipino Baptists are actively constructing themselves and the locality itself in terms of this global faith they have made their own.

Autorentext
BRIAN M. HOWELL is Associate Professor of Anthropology at Wheaton College, USA.

Inhalt
Historical and Theological Roots Interpreting Protestantism in the Global Philippines Values and Place: Leadership and the Creation of Context The Place of Language Conversion and the Beginnings of Community Practical Belief and the Experience of Context Global Religion and the Anthropology of Christianity