John Weaver

Technology, Management and the Evangelical Church

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Explores the technological innovations and management practices of evangelical Christian religions. Beginning with a historical look from the late 19th century, the book examines the evangelical church's increasing appropriation of business practices from the secular world as solutions to organisational problems.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland & Co Inc
• Seitenzahl: 368
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. April 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 490g
• ISBN-13: 9781476678160
• ISBN-10: 1476678162
• Artikelnr.: 59773083

Autorenporträt

John Weaver is an instructor at SUNY Broome. He lives in Amsterdam, New York.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents Acknowledgments viii Preface Acronyms Introduction 1.
The Origins of Evangelical Management Culture 2.
The Church Growth Movement and the Birth of Modern Metricspirituality 3.
Cybernetics, Computers and Christ: How Systems Theory Helped Found the Modern Religious Right 4.
Networked Churches and the Rise of Church Toyota 5.
The Christian Right's Technological Infrastructure 6.
The Evangelical Web Conclusion: Managing the Future Glossary Chapter Notes Works Cited Index