"Different under God is the first substantial, comprehensive and
scientific analysis of Christianity in Singapore, covering
religious, social and political attitudes. This survey by Terence
Chong and Hui Yew-Foong will be enthusiastically welcomed by
today's sociologists and historians in the future. An important and
timely contribution to the sociology of religion and to the study
of Singapore." - Bryan S. Turner, Presidential Professor of
Sociology, the Graduate Centre, the City, University of New York,
USA "This is a landmark study of Christianity in Singapore that is
sorely needed today, not only to confirm many scholarly guesses,
but also to dispel public stereotypes of Christians as
homogeneously sheep-like or militant. Scholars and Singaporeans
beware, Terence and Yew-Foong have started a fire that will enliven
public discourse on religion and society for years to come." -
Daniel P.S. Goh, Assistant Professor of Sociology, National
University of Singapore "Analysing individual and discussion-group
responses from churchgoers in both mainline denominations and
independent churches, this study grapples with a number of
highly-relevant, even sensitive issues in contemporary
Christianity: issues of moral values and attitudes (including those
on sexuality and sexual orientation), money and giving,
organizational belonging, governance, and others. While some of the
findings and conclusions may reinforce broad perceptions of
Christianity and churches in Singapore, others were quite
eye-opening. Also useful for researchers, the study contains
important data on respondents' socio-economic backgrounds. All in
all it is a most welcome scholarly contribution, and I expect that
it will be a well-cited resource for future scholarship." - Robbie
B. H. Goh, Professor of English Literature, National University of
Singapore
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