Cool Christianity: Hillsong and the Fashioning of Cosmopolitan Identities

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Cristina Rocha (Professor of Anthropology, Professor of Anthropology, Western Sydney University)

Cool Christianity

Hillsong and the Fashioning of Cosmopolitan Identities

Cristina Rocha (Professor of Anthropology, Professor of Anthropology, Western Sydney University)

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Oxford University Press Inc
05 March 2024

Pentecostal Churches; Christian spirituality & religious experience; Ethnic studies; Religious groups: social & cultural aspects; Social & cultural anthropology

Hillsong, an Australian megachurch founded in 1983, is now a global phenomenon. It has branches in most global cities and award-winning worship bands that tour the world and whose music is sung weekly by an estimated 50 million people in 60 languages. Moreover, the megachurch and its bands have an immense presence on social media with millions of followers. The scandals around sex and money that have rocked Hillsong in recent times have been reported globally in the mainstream secular media, reflecting the megachurch's prominence. Hillsong's style of Pentecostalism relies on a deep engagement with consumer capitalism, as well as celebrity, youth, and digital cultures. In Cool Christianity, Cristina Rocha tells the story of how Hillsong's

By: Cristina Rocha (Professor of Anthropology Professor of Anthropology Western Sydney University)
Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 160mm, Width: 226mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 363g
ISBN: 9780197673201
ISBN 10: 0197673201
Pages: 248
Publication Date: 05 March 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1: Cool Christianity Chapter 2: Fandom Chapter 3: Resting in God Chapter 4: Living the Dream Chapter 5: Transnational Infrastructures of Circulation Chapter 6: The Return Chapter 7: Taking Root and Spreading Shoots Conclusion Notes References Index

Cristina Rocha is Professor of Anthropology at Western Sydney University, Australia. She is the author of the award-winning book John of God: The Globalization of Brazilian Faith Healing (OUP 2017). Rocha co-edits the Journal of Global Buddhism and the Brill series Religion in the Americas. She was a fellow of the Paris Institute for Advanced Study (2021-22) and President of the Australian Association for the Study of Religion (2017-19). She has held Visiting Research positions at Utrecht University, Kings College, the CUNY Graduate Centre, and the Max Planck Institute for Religious and Ethnic Diversity. Her publications have been translated into Spanish, French and Portuguese.

Reviews for Cool Christianity: Hillsong and the Fashioning of Cosmopolitan Identities

"""Tracking the expansion of Hillsong from Australia to Brazil, Cristina Rocha highlights the central role of its distinctive aesthetic style in holding the network together globally while also making it touch ground in the Brazilian charismatic field. This amazing ethnography offers a highly innovative methodological and conceptual intervention into the study of global Pentecostalism."" * Birgit Meyer, Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, Utrecht University *"