Changes in Religious and Spiritual Practices in Western Society

Adopting an interdisciplinary approach between the sociology of religion andpractical theology, this book examines the dynamic changes in religious and spiritualpractices in the West from the 1960s. From this examination, the book demonstratesthat westerners are becoming spiritually hungry and there is also a general thirstfor righteousness. When people demand faithfulness and loyalty in marriages,relationships, and at the workplace, that is a thirst for righteousness.Furthermore, these changes are also leading to a paradigm shift in the West: inreligion and spirituality contexts, we are moving from the Christian Age to a newera, which some scholars claim to be the New Age. In politics, there is a potentialshift in world dominance from the West to the East; however, there is some notableresistance from some quarters in America, but Europe including Britain, theologically,seems to be following and championing events leading to its own demise. In thecontext of world missions, the centre of world Christianity is shifting from the Westto the global south, Africa in particular. There is also a potential societal apocalypsedespite our scientific endeavours, and finally, cosmologically, the coming of God'skingdom is imminent.The context in which these changes are occurring is the West. Therefore, this bookis a great resource for policy makers, students, tutors, Pastors, the Church andpeople in Western nations. The West is a mission field; therefore, this book is alsoa great resource for students, institutions, tutors, missionaries, and people in theglobal south. Thus, the discussion in the book contributes to our understanding ofwhat is going on globally in the twenty-first century.Read this book to find out how these dynamic events affect you, your family, andsociety.