The Anglican Church in Singapore has a unique place both in the study
of World Christianity and in the history of Southeast Asia. From its
beginnings as a Church for colonial settlers, to its role as an
unlikely agent of change in Singapore’s postcolonial transition, and
its reinvention as part of a highly prosperous, hyperglobalized,
supercapitalist, aspiration-driven modern state, the extraordinary
trajectory of the Anglican Church in Singapore merits considerable
attention. This study draws on archival material, incisive
scholarship, and candid memoirs to chart the two-hundred-year history
of Singapore’s Anglican Church, through world wars and communist
insurgency towards hard-won national independence and the unparalleled
social transformation of today, but this book goes far beyond mere
chronological narrative. The author’s approach is inquisitive,
rigorous, and ardently multidisciplinary, providing insights from
theological, anthropological, political, and sociolinguistic
perspectives. Homing-in on critically important and currently relevant
themes, this book subjects the colonial-era Anglican Church’s
social, ethnic, and interreligious engagement to scrutiny. The
Church’s more recent and controversial commitment to the Anglican
Realignment movement and its unexpected reorientation towards
Pentecostalism are thoroughly investigated. The remarkable case of
Singapore’s Anglican Church is indispensable for a complete
understanding of World Christianity and Christianity in Asia today.
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Mission and Multiculture, Renewal and Realignment
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781978716995
Publisert
2024
Utgiver
Vendor
Fortress Academic
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
Forfatter