Introducing world Christianity
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Introducing world Christianity
Wiley-Blackwell, 2012
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Description
This interdisciplinary introduction offers students a truly global overview of the worldwide spread and impact of Christianity. It is enriched throughout by detailed historic and ethnographic material, showing how broad themes within Christianity have been adopted and adapted by Christian denominations within each major region of the world.
Provides a comprehensive overview of the spread and impact of world Christianity
Contains studies from every major region of the world, including Africa, Asia, Latin America, the North Atlantic, and Oceania
Brings together an international team of contributors from history, sociology, and anthropology, as well as religious studies
Examines the significant social, cultural, and political transformations in contemporary societies brought about through the influence of Christianity
Discusses Protestant, Evangelical, Catholic, and Orthodox forms of the faith
Features useful maps and illustrations
Combines broader discussions with detailed regional analysis, creating an invaluable introduction to world Christianity
Table of Contents
List of Illustrations vii
List of Contributors viii
Foreword ix
Robert W. Hefner
Acknowledgments xi
Map 0.1 Percentage majority religion by province, 2010 xii
Introduction 1
Charles E. Farhadian
Part I: Africa 5
1 Middle Eastern and North African Christianity: Persisting in the Lands of Islam 7
Heather J. Sharkey
2 Christian Belongings in East Africa: Flocking to the Churches 21
Ben Knighton
3 West African Christianity: Padres, Pastors, Prophets, and Pentecostals 36
Ogbu Kalu
4 Christianity in Southern Africa: The Aesthetics of Well-Being 51
Frederick Klaits
Part II: Europe 63
5 Christianity in Western Europe: Mission Fields, Old and New? 65
Simon Coleman
6 Christianity in Eastern Europe: A Story of Pain, Glory, Persecution, and Freedom 77
Peter Kuzmic
Part III: Asia 91
7 Christianity in South Asia: Negotiating Religious Pluralism 93
Arun Jones
8 Christianity in Southeast Asia: Similarity and Difference in a Culturally Diverse Region 108
Barbara Watson Andaya
9 Christianity in East Asia: Evangelicalism and the March First Independence Movement in Korea 122
Timothy S. Lee
Part IV: Americas 137
10 Christianity in North America: Changes and Challenges in a Land of Promise 139
Kevin J. Christiano
11 Central America and the Caribbean: Christianity on the Periphery 154
Virginia Garrard-Burnett
12 Christianity in Latin America: Changing Churches in a Changing Continent 171
Samuel Escobar
13 Brazilian Charisma: Pentecostalized Christianity in Latin America's Largest Nation 186
R. Andrew Chesnut
Part V: The Pacific 201
14 Christianity in Australia and New Zealand: Faith and Politics in Secular Soil 203
Marion Maddox
15 Christianity in Polynesia: Transforming the Islands 218
Ian Breward
16 Christianity in Micronesia: The Interplay between Church and Culture 230
Francis X. Hezel
17 Christianity in Melanesia: Transforming the Warrior Spirit 244
Garry W. Trompf
Conclusion: World Christianity - Its History, Spread, and Social Influence 259
Robert D. Woodberry
Index 272
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: hardback ISBN 9781405182492
Description
This interdisciplinary introduction offers students a truly global overview of the worldwide spread and impact of Christianity. It is enriched throughout by detailed historic and ethnographic material, showing how broad themes within Christianity have been adopted and adapted by Christian denominations within each major region of the world.
Provides a comprehensive overview of the spread and impact of world Christianity
Contains studies from every major region of the world, including Africa, Asia, Latin America, the North Atlantic, and Oceania
Brings together an international team of contributors from history, sociology, and anthropology, as well as religious studies
Examines the significant social, cultural, and political transformations in contemporary societies brought about through the influence of Christianity
Discusses Protestant, Evangelical, Catholic, and Orthodox forms of the faith
Features useful maps and illustrations
Combines broader discussions with detailed regional analysis, creating an invaluable introduction to world Christianity
Table of Contents
Dedication. Contents.
List of Contributors.
Map of World Christianity.
Preface (Robert W. Hefner).
Acknowledgments.
Introduction (Charles E. Farhadian).
Part I: AFRICA.
1: Middle Eastern & North African Christianity: Persisting in the Lands of Islam (Heather Sharkey).
2: Christian Belongings in East Africa: Flocking to the Churches (Ben Knighton).
3: West African Christianity: Padres, Prophets, Pastors, and Pentecostals (Ogbu Kalu).
4: Christianity in Southern Africa: The Aesthetics of Well-Being (Frederick Klaits).
Part II: EUROPE.
5: Christianity in Western Europe: Mission Fields, Old and New? (Simon Coleman).
6: Christianity in Eastern Europe: A Story of Pain, Glory, Persecution, and Freedom (Peter Kuzmic).
Part III: ASIA.
7: Christianity in South Asia: Negotiating Religious Pluralism (Arun Jones).
8: Christianity in Southeast Asia: Similarity and Difference in a Culturally Diverse Region (Barbara Watson Andaya).
9: Christianity in East Asia: Evangelicalism and the March First Independence Movement in Korea (Timothy S. Lee).
Part IV: AMERICAS.
10: Christianity in North America: Changes and Challenges in a Land of Promise (Kevin J. Christiano).
11: Central America and the Caribbean: Christianity on the Periphery (Virginia Garrard-Burnett).
12: Christianity in Latin America: Changing Churches in a Changing Continent (Samuel Escobar).
13: Brazilian Charisma: Pentecostalized Christianity in Latin America's Largest Nation (R. Andrew Chesnut).
Part V: THE PACIFIC.
14: Christianity in Australia and New Zealand: Faith and Politics in Secular Soil (Marion Maddox).
15: Christianity in Polynesia: Transforming the Islands (Ian Breward).
16: Christianity in Micronesia: The Interplay Between Church and Culture (Francis X. Hezel).
17: Christianity in Melanesia: Transforming the Warrior Spirit (Garry W. Trompf).
Conclusion: World Christianity: It's History, Spread, and Social Influence (Robert D. Woodberry).
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