Terrence Chong, ed. Pentecostal Megachurches in Southeast Asia: Negotiating Class, Consumption and the Nation. Singapore: ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, 2018, 243 pp.

• Main Author: Marañon, Ia Denise Arnette
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2018
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/socialtransformations/vol6/iss2/5; https://archium.ateneo.edu/context/socialtransformations/article/1098/viewcontent/ST_206.2_205_20Book_20review_20__20MARA_C3_91ON.pdf
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

Excerpt: When the term “megachurch” is employed in works regarding the sociology of religion, the discussion typically revolves around the church’s efficient growth. This growth-centric perspective is often explored at length when considering the contributions of the megachurch as a method of organization for typically Christian churches. However, in understanding the megachurch, much more needs to be examined. Edited by Terence Chong, the Pentecostal Megachurches in Southeast Asia: Negotiating Class, Consumption and the Nation ingeniously characterizes the megachurch. Chong together with the contributors to this book captured a distinct scholarly gap in understanding the megachurch.