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UNINA9910465268403321 |
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Titolo |
Evangelical Christianity and democracy in Asia [[electronic resource] /] / edited by David H. Lumsdaine |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2009 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-530825-5 |
0-19-971898-9 |
9786611998455 |
1-281-99845-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (361 p.) |
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Collana |
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Evangelical Christianity and democracy in the Global South |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Evangelicalism - Political aspects - Asia |
Democracy - Religious aspects - Christianity |
Christianity and politics - Asia |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [285]-316) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Preface; Contributors; Abbreviations; Evangelical Christianity and Democratic Pluralism in Asia: An Introduction; 1. The Christian Community in China: The Leaven Effect; 2. Emulating Azariah: Evangelicals and Social Change in the Dangs; 3. Ethnicity, Civil Society, and the Church: The Politics of Evangelical Christianity in Northeast India; 4. Evangelicals and Politics in Indonesia: The Case of Surakarta; 5. Evangelicals and the Democratization of South Korea Since 1987; 6. Consolidating Democracy: Filipino Evangelicals between People Power Events, 1986-2001; References; Index; A; B |
CD; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This is one of four projected volumes to emerge from a massive, Pew-funded study that sought to answer the question: What happens when a revivalist religion based on scriptural orthodoxy participates in the volatile politics of the Third World? Is the result a democratic politics of the ballot box, or is it more like an authoritarian politics of command from on high? Does the evangelical faith of the Bible hinder or promote a politics of the ballot box? At a time when the global-political impact |
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