The liquidation of the church
By: Kees de Groot
Series: Routledge new critical thinking in religion, theology and Biblical studies; Routledge new critical thinking in religion, theology, and biblical studies
Publisher: Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group
Published: 2018
Place of publication: Abingdon, Oxon; New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 191
ISBN-13: 9781472477866; 9781315592527
Subjects: Spirituality; Forecasting; Church property; Church; Church attendance; Christianity
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Religion in liquid modernity; title: What's going on?; title: An organizational perspective; title: Parish and beyond: ecclesial maneuvers in fluidity; title: A solid church enters liquid modernity; title: The modern parish dealing with choice; title: Movements and events: ambivalence towards liquid modernity; title: Losing control: ecclesial initiatives within the secular sphere; title: God in the living: celebrating mass through the television screen; title: The Christian tradition on the spiritual market; title: Spiritual care: the devastating success of chaplaincy; title: The world takes over: the use of religion in the secular sphere; title: The religious co-production of mental health care; title: Private matters: the presentation of religion in a museum; title: Playing with religion in contemporary theatre; title: The liquidation of the church.