Christian Circulations
Global Christianity and the Local Church in Penang and Singapore, 1819-2000
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- Paperback
472 pages
- Release Date
29 September 2020
Summary
In postcolonial Singapore and Malaysia, Pentecostal megachurches dominate the Christian landscape, but the “big four” Protestant churches—Anglican, Methodist, Presbyterian, and Brethren—remain religions of heritage for many. Sixty Malaysian and nineteen Singaporean assemblies identify themselves as Christian Brethren, and most trace their roots to independent local churches formed in Penang and Singapore in the 1860s. After World War II, former Brethren elders founded new independent churches…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9789813251090 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 9813251093 |
| Author: | Jean DeBernardi |
| Publisher: | NUS Press |
| Imprint: | NUS Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 472 |
| Release Date: | 29 September 2020 |
| Weight: | 663g |
| Dimensions: | 226mm x 152mm x 27mm |
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“A landmark publication on two counts. It not only re-inserts the historical significance of the Brethren churches in Malaysian and Singaporean Christianity, but also provides an important point of departure for future scholarship on the intersections between this stream of Christianity and socio-cultural and political shifts in modern postcolonial nation-states in the region.” - Studies in World Christianity
About The Author
Jean DeBernardi
Jean DeBernardi is professor of anthropology at the University of Alberta who has done extensive ethnographic and archival research focusing on Singapore, Penang, and two UNESCO World Heritage sites in China, Wudang Mountain, a popular pilgrimage site for Southeast Asian Daoists, and Wuyi Mountain, a famous tea-growing area in Northern Fujian.
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