A study of evangelicalism based on a church in Malaysia /
The interest in the study of religion continues to flourish in this age of globalisation. The emergences of various religious beliefs and thoughts as well as the growth of new movements provide new materials for students and scholars of religion. In Christianity, many new modern movements have emerg...
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| Format: | Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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Kuala Lumpur :
Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Heritage, International Islamic University Malaysia,
2014
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| Summary: | The interest in the study of religion continues to flourish in this age of globalisation. The emergences of various religious beliefs and thoughts as well as the growth of new movements provide new materials for students and scholars of religion. In Christianity, many new modern movements have emerged, among them Evangelicalism. This study presents a historical view and description of activities of Evangelicalism in Malaysia. To limit its scope, this study focuses on only one evangelical church located in Petaling Jaya from all the evangelical churches in Malaysia. This church is called Harmony Church (not the real name) for confidentiality reasons. This study aims to highlight the mission and activities of the evangelical movement by referring to Harmony Church as well as its method in preaching the religion and its contributions to society. The study adopts the qualitative method in gathering as well as analysing data. The method is mainly based on library research, analysis of data, interviews and conversations with the leader of Harmony Church and secretary-general of National Evangelical Christian Fellowship (NECF) Malaysia. In addition, aspects of the followers, lives and thoughts are also studied. The study concludes that evangelicalism in Malaysia is very active in implementing its mission to expand its presence. Members of this movement are concerned with what they believe to be the true teachings of the Bible and to guide all Christians to this truth. They are also concerned with social problems and education and are prepared to provide financial and emotional support. Harmony Church adopts good missionary practices which appear to be successful in Malaysia. They are not belligerent and antagonistic towards other religions as commonly believed by most of the Muslim public in Malaysia. They do not force other religions to embrace their religion. However, it is also found that because Evangelical Christianity is a complex phenomenon, it seems very complicated. This is because there are various types of evangelical movements and it is difficult to understand the various beliefs and approaches. There are hundreds of churches that can be classified as Evangelical. However, Evangelical churches are rapidly growing because they are more autonomous and more modern in their approach which is often based on careful observation of contemporary society. As a movement, Evangelical churches really only grew in the 18th century in the US where they eventually gained followers formidable enough to make it the social and political force it is today. Moreover, Malaysian Evangelical churches are similar to their American Evangelical counterparts in their theology, message and approach |
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| Physical Description: | xi, 106 leaves : ill. ; 30cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (leaves 86-88). |