Christianity in the Local Context Southern Baptists in the Philippines

by Howell, Brian M.

• ISBN13: 9780230606616
• ISBN10: 023060661X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-07-15
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

In three congregations, representing three distinct social locations, Howell goes beneath the surface to argue that even with these Western forms, these Filipino Baptists are actively constructing themselves and the locality itself in terms of this global faith they have made their own.

Author Biography

Brian M. Howell is Associate Professor of Anthropology at Wheaton College.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
Notes on Transcription and Notation	p. xiii
Map of the Philippine Islands	p. xv
Introduction	p. 1
Engaging Context
Encountering Philippine Protestantism	p. 15
Toward an Anthropology of Local Christianity	p. 29
Historical and Theological Roots	p. 41
Southern Baptists to the Northern Philippines	p. 51
Contesting Locality
University Baptist Church and the Search for Leadership	p. 67
Locality at La Trinidad Baptist Church (or The Rise and Fall of Pastor Mel)	p. 83
Leaders New and Old: Faith Community Fellowship and Baguio Chinese Baptist Church	p. 99
Chinese Language in Philippine Localities	p. 117
Philippine Languages and Local Context	p. 129
Experiencing Locality
Conversion and Context	p. 155
Practical Belief and the Experience of Context	p. 183
Preaching Transcendence	p. 207
Conclusion: Local Theory and Global Place	p. 219
Notes	p. 223
Bibliography	p. 233
Index	p. 247
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