Beschreibung
InhaltsangabeDedication. 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).
Autorenporträt
InhaltsangabeDedication. 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).
