James K Wellman

Broschiertes Buch

Rob Bell and a New American Christianity

Beschreibung

Is Rob Bell the most important leader in the new American religious landscape?

Autor

James K. Wellman, Jr. is Associate Professor and Chair of the Comparative Religion at the Jackson School of International Studies. His areas of expertise are in American religious congregations, culture, history, and politics. He has published an award-winning book, The Gold Church and the Ghetto: Christ and Culture in Mainline Protestantism (Illinois 1999). He has published two edited volumes: The Power of Religious Publics: Staking Claims in American Society (Praegers 1999), and Belief and Bloodshed: Religion and Violence Across Time and Tradition (Rowman and Littlefield, 2007). His most recent book is Evangelical vs. Liberal: The Clash of Christian Cultures in the Pacific Northwest, published by Oxford University Press. The book received Honorable Mention for the 2009 Distinguished Book Award by the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion (second out of twenty-six books nominated). He is also the project director of a $300,000 grant from the Luce Foundation which will soon culm

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Abingdon Press
• Seitenzahl: 168
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 139mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 239g
• ISBN-13: 9781426748448
• ISBN-10: 1426748442
• Artikelnr.: 35559225