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Major cities have long been seen as centres of secularisation.
However, the number of congregations in London grew by 50% between
1979 and the present. London's churches have been characterised
more by growth than by decline in the decades since 1980. The
Desecularisation of the City provides the first academic survey of
churches in London over recent decades, linking them to similar
developments in other major cities across the West. Produced by a
large team of scholars from a range of disciplines, this volume
offers a striking and original portrait of congregational life in
London since 1980. Seventeen chapters explore the diverse
localities, ethnicities and denominations that make up the church
in contemporary London. The vitality of London's churches in the
last four decades shows that secularisation is far from inevitable
in the cities of the future. This study necessitates a significant
reassessment of the dominant academic portrayal of Christianity in
Britain and the West, which has, mostly, depicted cities as secular
spaces within a secularising culture. It will be of great interest
to scholars working across a wide range of disciplines, including
history, sociology, religious studies and theology.
Major cities have long been seen as centres of secularisation.
However, the number of congregations in London grew by 50% between
1979 and the present. London's churches have been characterised
more by growth than by decline in the decades since 1980. The
Desecularisation of the City provides the first academic survey of
churches in London over recent decades, linking them to similar
developments in other major cities across the West. Produced by a
large team of scholars from a range of disciplines, this volume
offers a striking and original portrait of congregational life in
London since 1980. Seventeen chapters explore the diverse
localities, ethnicities and denominations that make up the church
in contemporary London. The vitality of London's churches in the
last four decades shows that secularisation is far from inevitable
in the cities of the future. This study necessitates a significant
reassessment of the dominant academic portrayal of Christianity in
Britain and the West, which has, mostly, depicted cities as secular
spaces within a secularising culture. It will be of great interest
to scholars working across a wide range of disciplines, including
history, sociology, religious studies and theology.
Digital Theology is a rapidly emerging field of academic research
and gaining traction with scholars of Computer Science, Theology,
Sociology of Religion and the wider Humanities. This book explores
Digital Theology from a Computer Science perspective, providing a
comprehensive definition of the subject and setting the agenda for
future work in the field for both academics and practitioners. A
range of Digital Theology case studies highlight the challenges,
and successes, and the lessons learned which can be applied to
future situations. The book also includes a timely analysis of the
role that digital technology has played in the response of the
global church to specific world events; clarifying a number of
turning points which have driven dramatic and rapid change in
church operating models.
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