Yet, the future will see a more “hardcore” Christianity. The image and reality of Christianity will increasingly reflect the logic, rhetoric, and aesthetics of authority.

Form is the eternal shape of truth making its impact upon the Christian. It is the thrusting power which molds his reborn “content” into convincing reality.

The explosive growth of Pentecostal forms of Christianity around the world is well known, but statistics tell only part of the story. Works that focus on the details of life in small communities allow ...

Of course they do! These are liturgical, time-tested forms of Christianity that connect the worshipper viscerally with the transcendent dimension, with Deep Mystery and Awe. They feel timeless.

And secondly, there are fully built-out forms of Christian nationalism. But in many cases, it’s just a very amorphous thing. I think many of them are just normal patriotic Americans.

And both those lie behind Christianity," MacCulloch says. "These two cultures -- Jewish culture, Greek culture -- they've got entirely different views of what God is.

Christianity is a way of life, not a form of government. For the Bible tells us so. The Rev. Lori Allen Walke is senior minister at the Mayflower Congregational United Church of Christ.

A number of contemporary writers on “global Christianity” think that it is important for Westerners to learn from the forms of Christianity practised in the “Global South,” particularly ...