عنوان

Church Growth and Appealing Sermons:

شماره

LA115870

زبان متن نوشتاري يا گفتاري و مانند آن

انگلیسی

عنوان اصلي

Church Growth and Appealing Sermons:

نام عام مواد

[Article]

ساير اطلاعات عنواني

A Case Study of a Dutch Megachurch

نام نخستين پديدآور

Paul Vermeer

محل نشرو پخش و غیره

Leiden

نام ناشر، پخش کننده و غيره

Brill

متن يادداشت

Contrary to the ongoing trend of secularisation in the Netherlands, some religious congregations have instead experienced exceptional growth, and are currently reaching megachurch proportions. This paper focuses on one such thriving Dutch congregation, called Doorbrekers ('those who break through'), and sets out to account for its appeal and attractiveness by analysing sermons delivered by the pastors of Doorbrekers; with the help of a topic list based on cultural-market and church-sect theory explanations for the emergence of megachurches. The intention is to answer the question of whether elements of both lines of explanation are present in the sermons delivered in this Dutch megachurch. Findings show that this is indeed partly the case. As it turns out, the sermons delivered in Doorbrekers offer a unique blend of theological conservatism and a more modern emphasis on the individual. Thus, the conclusion is drawn that Doorbrekers represents a new form of privatised and strict Protestantism, which seems to go rather well with certain developments in the Dutch religious landscape. Contrary to the ongoing trend of secularisation in the Netherlands, some religious congregations have instead experienced exceptional growth, and are currently reaching megachurch proportions. This paper focuses on one such thriving Dutch congregation, called Doorbrekers ('those who break through'), and sets out to account for its appeal and attractiveness by analysing sermons delivered by the pastors of Doorbrekers; with the help of a topic list based on cultural-market and church-sect theory explanations for the emergence of megachurches. The intention is to answer the question of whether elements of both lines of explanation are present in the sermons delivered in this Dutch megachurch. Findings show that this is indeed partly the case. As it turns out, the sermons delivered in Doorbrekers offer a unique blend of theological conservatism and a more modern emphasis on the individual. Thus, the conclusion is drawn that Doorbrekers represents a new form of privatised and strict Protestantism, which seems to go rather well with certain developments in the Dutch religious landscape.

تاريخ نشر

2015

توصيف ظاهري

1-22

عنوان

Journal of Empirical Theology

شماره جلد

28/1

شماره استاندارد بين المللي پياييندها

1570-9256

اصطلاح موضوعی

church-sect theory explanation

اصطلاح موضوعی

content analysis

اصطلاح موضوعی

cultural-market explanation

اصطلاح موضوعی

megachurch

اصطلاح موضوعی

sermons

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Paul Vermeer

شماره بازیابی

10.1163/15709256-12341322

نام الکترونيکي

فرمت انتشار

p

نوع ماده

[Article]

کد کاربرگه

275578

سطح دسترسي

a

تكميل شده

Y