Transnational Exchange in World Christianity: Racial Reconciliation in the Newfrontiers Network of Churches, 1979–2010

This article demonstrates how transnational encounters and exchanges can shape and re-shape Christian beliefs and practices in a globalising world. It does this using the example of a transnational network of neo-charismatic churches called Newfrontiers that was founded in the small towns of Sussex...

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Main Author: Jeffery, Sam (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 2023
In: The journal of ecclesiastical history
Year: 2023, Volume: 74, Issue: 1, Pages: 116-137
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B England / Africa / Ghana / Newfrontiers (Corporations) / Globalization / History 1960-2016
IxTheo Classification:CH Christianity and Society
KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history
KBF British Isles
KBN Sub-Saharan Africa
KDG Free church
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Summary:This article demonstrates how transnational encounters and exchanges can shape and re-shape Christian beliefs and practices in a globalising world. It does this using the example of a transnational network of neo-charismatic churches called Newfrontiers that was founded in the small towns of Sussex during the 1970s but, by 2011, encompassed almost 850 churches in over sixty countries. Drawing on extensive primary research, this article shows how the theological and practical commitment of Newfrontiers churches to racial reconciliation and the building of diverse congregations was forged over thirty years through encounters between British, South African and Ghanaian Christians.
ISSN:1469-7637
Contains:Enthalten in: The journal of ecclesiastical history
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/S0022046922000471