Christianity in the Local Context: Southern Baptists in the Philippines

Contemporary Anthropology of Religion

by Brian M. Howell

In three congregations, representing three distinct social locations, Howell goes beneath the surface to argue that even with these Western forms, these Filipino Baptists are actively constructing themselves and the locality itself in terms of this global faith they have made their own.

253 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2008

About the author

Brian Howell is a professor at Wheaton College. He recieved his Ph.D. in Socio-Cultural Anthropology from Washington University, St. Louis, in 2002.

Howell is particularly interested in courses dealing with global Christianity, culture theory and inequality as well as anthropology and popular culture, and strives to incorporate such issues into his courses. Dr. Howell and his wife Marissa Sabio reside in Wheaton with their three children and are active church members.

Reviews

[John Paul Arceno · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very informative and pedagogically effective.