Religion's ‘state effects’: evangelical Christianity, political legitimacy, and state formation

The author argues in this paper that the ‘state effects’ generated by religious movements – even those operating at the margins of societies – require us to consider anew the impact of religious movements on state formation. In Sri Lanka, for instance, evangelicals are a minority. Yet their practice...

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Main Author: Fernando, Oshan (Author)
Format: Electronic/Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group [2014]
In: Religion
Year: 2014, Volume: 44, Issue: 4, Pages: 573-591
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Sri Lanka / Evangelical movement / Mission / State
IxTheo Classification:AX Inter-religious relations
CC Christianity and Non-Christian religion; Inter-religious relations
KBM Asia
KDG Free church
Online Access: Volltext (doi)