Beyond Megachurch Myths - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Beyond Megachurch Myths write by Scott Thumma. This book was released on 2007-08-10. Beyond Megachurch Myths available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Drawing on extensive, broad-based, and well-designed research, as well as stories and anecdotes, Beyond Megachurch Myths dispels popluar myths about megachurches while highlighting the diversity within the megachurch phenomenon. Defining a megachurch as a Protestant church that averages at least 2000 total attendees in their weekend services, Scott Thumma and Dave Travis reveal what these churches are and are not, why they are thriving, what their members say about their experiences, and why they have many valuable lessons to teach smaller churches.
High on God
High on God - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook High on God write by James Wellman. This book was released on 2020. High on God available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "Focuses on the emotional, social, and religious dynamics that pull thousands of people into megachurches and how those churches make some feel like they are 'high on God' and can't wait to get their next spiritual 'hit'"--Publisher marketing.
Sensational Devotion
Sensational Devotion - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Sensational Devotion write by Jill Stevenson. This book was released on 2013-04-15. Sensational Devotion available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In Sensational Devotion, Jill Stevenson examines a range of evangelical performances, including contemporary Passion plays, biblical theme parks, Holy Land re-creations, creationist museums, and megachurches, to understand how they serve their evangelical audiences while shaping larger cultural and national dialogues. Such performative media support specific theologies and core beliefs by creating sensual, live experiences for believers, but the accessible, familiar forms they take and the pop culture motifs they employ also attract nonbelievers willing to “try out” these genres, even if only for curiosity’s sake. This familiarity not only helps these performances achieve their goals, but it also enables them to contribute to public dialogue about the role of religious faith in America. Stevenson shows how these genres are significant and influential cultural products that utilize sophisticated tactics in order to reach large audiences comprised of firm believers, extreme skeptics, and those in between. Using historical research coupled with personal visits to these various venues, the author not only critically examines these spaces and events within their specific religious, cultural, and national contexts, but also places them within a longer devotional tradition in order to suggest how they cultivate religious belief by generating vivid, sensual, affectively oriented, and individualized experiences.
Handbook of Megachurches
Handbook of Megachurches - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Handbook of Megachurches write by Stephen J. Hunt. This book was released on 2019-11-26. Handbook of Megachurches available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The megachurch is an exceptional recent religious trend, certainly within Christian spheres. Spreading from the USA, megachurches now reached reach different global contexts. The edited volume Handbook of Megachurches offers a comprehensive account of the subject from various academic perspectives.
The Worship Mall
The Worship Mall - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Worship Mall write by Bryan D. Spinks. This book was released on 2011-02-01. The Worship Mall available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Religion today is in competition with the leisure and entertainment industries. Gen Y, the postmodern generation, is open to spirituality; but most of todays young adults have not been born into faith communities where they feel any lasting allegiance. Studies suggest that for the young, belief in God is an optional matter, a virtual consumer choice. As a result, different trends in worship and worship styles are offered by different churches to suit lifestyles, attitudes, and personal taste.
