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Globalization and the Re-Shaping of Christianity in the Pacific Islands

Globalization and the Re-Shaping of Christianity in the Pacific Islands 158 Book Reviews / Mission Studies 24 (2007) 127–166 Globalization and the Re-Shaping of Christianity in the Pacifi c Islands. Edited by Manfred Ernst. Suva, Fiji, Th e Pacifi c Th eological College 2006. Pp. xx + 866 pp. It is common knowledge that the religious situation of the world is undergo- ing profound changes with the rise of fundamentalist/conservative types of religiosity in most of the world religions. Th ere has also been discussion on the relationship between globalization and the growth of Pentecostalism and char- ismatic Christianity in several regions. Yet much of the research done is either geographically very limited or even grass-roots studies, on the one hand, or global surveys where the details are diffi cult to verify, on the other. Th ese global surveys are also often biased or even wrong, as Manfred Ernst here points out with regard to the eminent World Christian Encyclopedia ’s data on Fiji (698). Globalization and the Re-Shaping of Christianity in the Pacifi c Islands is an achievement not only because of its monumental size but also because it combines a wide geographical area with detailed information. As such, it fi ts between the global surveys and http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Mission Studies Brill

Globalization and the Re-Shaping of Christianity in the Pacific Islands

Vähäkangas, Mika
Mission Studies , Volume 24 (1): 158 – Jan 1, 2007
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© 2007 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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158 Book Reviews / Mission Studies 24 (2007) 127–166 Globalization and the Re-Shaping of Christianity in the Pacifi c Islands. Edited by Manfred Ernst. Suva, Fiji, Th e Pacifi c Th eological College 2006. Pp. xx + 866 pp. It is common knowledge that the religious situation of the world is undergo- ing profound changes with the rise of fundamentalist/conservative types of religiosity in most of the world religions. Th ere has also been discussion on the relationship between globalization and the growth of Pentecostalism and char- ismatic Christianity in several regions. Yet much of the research done is either geographically very limited or even grass-roots studies, on the one hand, or global surveys where the details are diffi cult to verify, on the other. Th ese global surveys are also often biased or even wrong, as Manfred Ernst here points out with regard to the eminent World Christian Encyclopedia ’s data on Fiji (698). Globalization and the Re-Shaping of Christianity in the Pacifi c Islands is an achievement not only because of its monumental size but also because it combines a wide geographical area with detailed information. As such, it fi ts between the global surveys and

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