Evangelism Through Happiness? A Case Study in Innovative “Pre-Evangelism” with Contemporary uk “Post...

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" Evangelism Through Happiness? A Case Study in Innovative “Pre-Evangelism” with Contemporary uk “Post-Christians” "
Nigel Rooms

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	1077606
Doc. No	:	LA121235
Call No	:	‭10.1163/15733831-12341549‬
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	Nigel Rooms
Title & Author	:	Evangelism Through Happiness? A Case Study in Innovative “Pre-Evangelism” with Contemporary uk “Post-Christians” [Article]\ Nigel Rooms
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Mission Studies
Date	:	2018
Volume/ Issue Number	:	35/1
Page No	:	101–123
Abstract	:	The nature of evangelism in “post-Christian” societies, especially in the secularizing west is a problematized and contested area. A field research case study is presented by the author who was also the facilitator of an innovative pre-evangelism resource entitled The Happiness Lab which was the subject of the research. A small group of “post-Christians” in the United Kingdom was gathered to pilot the course which taught practices associated with increasing happiness from the positive psychology movement. Survey data, participant observation and semi-structured interviews create triangulated data which is analyzed to show the effectiveness of the course in increasing in small ways the happiness levels of the participants. The question of how the course is defined and offered ethically as pre-evangelism is examined. Critical reflection on the data is presented utilizing secularization and post-secular theory alongside theological categories such as imago Dei, incarnation and conversion. “Anticipatory evangelism” is suggested as an alternative nomenclature.
Descriptor	:	buffered self
Descriptor	:	General
Descriptor	:	happiness
Descriptor	:	History of Religion
Descriptor	:	positive psychology
Descriptor	:	post-Christian
Descriptor	:	pre-evangelism
Descriptor	:	Religion Society
Descriptor	:	Religious Studies
Descriptor	:	Social Sciences
Descriptor	:	Theology and World Christianity
Location & Call number	:	‭10.1163/15733831-12341549‬