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Christianity; church planting; evangelicalism; Protestantism; secularization; sociology of religion
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Blessed Disruption: Culture And Urban Space In A European Church Planting Network, John D. Boy
Blessed Disruption: Culture And Urban Space In A European Church Planting Network, John D. Boy
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New Protestant churches are being founded in cities around the world. They are the product of a conscious effort on the part of evangelicals to found, or ``plant,'' new churches in urban areas. Behind this effort are a whole host of actors, including denominations, churches, seminaries, and parachurch organizations, who come together in church planting networks to establish theologically conservative churches that will speak to young urban professional audiences. The hope is that these efforts will scale up and turn into a movement bringing about religious revival among culturally influential groups. Among the focal areas for these efforts are European …