Lam Kit. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2003. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 201-215). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Abstract --- p.i / Acknowledgements --- p.iii / Chapter 1. --- Introduction / Chapter 1.1 --- Background of the Study --- p.3 / Chapter 1.2 --- Focus of the Study --- p.19 / Chapter 1.3 --- Methodology --- p.20 / Chapter 1.4 --- Structure of This Thesis --- p.23 / Chapter 1.5 --- Limitations --- p.25 / Chapter 1.6 --- Summary --- p.27 / Chapter 2. --- Literature Review / Chapter 2.1 --- "Religion: Differentiating the ""Sacred"" from the ""Profane""" --- p.30 / Chapter 2.2 --- Secularization of Protestant Christianity --- p.34 / Chapter 2.3 --- Individualization in Religion: A Sociological Perspective --- p.43 / Chapter 2.4 --- "Individualization - ""New"" Form of Protestant Christianity in the New Paradigm" --- p.51 / Chapter 2.5 --- Collective Life of Christians in the New Paradigm --- p.54 / Chapter 2.6 --- Practice of Spirituality in the New Paradigm Church --- p.60 / Chapter 2.7 --- Summaiy --- p.62 / Chapter 3. --- Background of ASK Church / Chapter 3.1 --- The Social Community of ASK Church --- p.65 / Chapter 3.2 --- The Physical Setting of ASK Church --- p.66 / Chapter 3.3 --- The Congregation of ASK Church --- p.68 / Chapter 3.4 --- Tbe Official Organization of ASK Church --- p.73 / Chapter 3.5 --- Zones and Cell Groups of ASK Church --- p.77 / Chapter 3.6 --- An Evaluation of ASK Church --- p.79 / Chapter 3.7 --- Summary --- p.80 / Chapter 4. --- The Building of Christians: The Individualization of Religion in ASK Church / Chapter 4.1 --- The Christian Way of Living Our Lives --- p.82 / Chapter 4.2 --- Individualization of the Church: Believers as Church --- p.88 / Chapter 4.3 --- The Practice of Spirituality: Faith in Action --- p.99 / Chapter 4.4 --- Summary --- p.118 / Chapter 5. --- The Building of Christians: The Mechanism of ASK Church / Chapter 5.1 --- Tuning in the ASK Channel --- p.121 / Chapter 5.2 --- """Fai Chai"" theology- A Theology for Logs of No Use" --- p.125 / Chapter 5.3 --- Cell Groups in ASK Church --- p.127 / Chapter 5.4 --- A Supportive Atmosphere in ASK Church --- p.155 / Chapter 5.5 --- Celebration in ASK Church --- p.163 / Chapter 5.6 --- Summary --- p.174 / Chapter 6. --- Conclusion / Chapter 6.1 --- The Role of Church in Building Christians --- p.176 / Chapter 6.2 --- A Secular Road to the Sacred --- p.178 / Chapter 6.3 --- Conclusion: Individualization and the Building of Christians in a Cell Church --- p.184 / Chapter 6.4 --- The Next Mile: Implications for Future Research --- p.186 / Appendix: Background information of ASK Church Members Interviewed… --- p.189 / Bibliography --- p.201
Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_324317 |
Date | January 2003 |
Contributors | Lam, Kit., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Sociology. |
Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
Language | English, Chinese |
Detected Language | English |
Type | Text, bibliography |
Format | print, vi, 215 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm. |
Coverage | China, Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong |
Rights | Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
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