Introducing World Christianity

by Farhadian, Charles E.; Hefner, Robert W.

• ISBN13: 9781405182492
• ISBN10: 1405182490
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-02-20
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

This book brings together leading scholars from a range of disciplines to provide an engaging introduction to the worldwide impact of Christianity.#xA0; Provides a comprehensive overview of the spread and impact of World Christianity Includes contributions from leading scholars in history, sociology, anthropology, and religious studies Contains studies from every major region of the world, including Africa, Asia, Latin America, North Atlantic, and Oceania, not privileging one geographic region, but illuminating world religions equally Examines the recent significant social and political changes that have resulted from the spread of Christianity in regions all over the world Takes a non-theological approach, focusing on the impact of and response to Christianity Discusses Protestant, Evangelical, Catholic, and Orthodox forms of the faith Accessibly written, with photos and quotations to illuminate the context and issues

Author Biography

Charles E. Farhadian is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Westmont College, Santa Barbara. His books include Christianity, Islam, and Nationalism in Indonesia (2005), The Testimony Project: Papua (2007), Christian Worship Worldwide (2007), and The Oxford Handbook of Religious Conversion (co-edited with Lewis R. Rambo, 2012).

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations	p. vii
List of Contributors	p. viii
Foreword	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xi
Map 0.1 Percentage majority religion by province, 2010	p. xii
Introduction	p. 1
Africa	p. 5
Middle Eastern and North African Christianity: Persisting in the Lands of Islam	p. 7
Christian Belongings in East Africa: Flocking to the Churches	p. 21
West African Christianity: Padres, Pastors, Prophets, and Pentecostals	p. 36
Christianity in Southern Africa: The Aesthetics of Well-Being	p. 51
Europe	p. 63
Christianity in Western Europe: Mission Fields, Old and New?	p. 65
Christianity in Eastern Europe: A Story of Pain, Glory, Persecution, and Freedom	p. 77
Asia	p. 91
Christianity in South Asia: Negotiating Religious Pluralism	p. 93
Christianity in Southeast Asia: Similarity and Difference in a Culturally Diverse Region	p. 108
Christianity in East Asia: Evangelicalism and the March First Independence Movement in Korea	p. 122
Americas	p. 137
Christianity in North America: Changes and Challenges in a Land of Promise	p. 139
Central America and the Caribbean: Christianity on the Periphery	p. 154
Christianity in Latin America: Changing Churches in a Changing Continent	p. 171
Brazilian Charisma: Pentecostalized Christianity in Latin America's Largest Nation	p. 186
The Pacific	p. 201
Christianity in Australia and New Zealand: Faith and Politics in Secular Soil	p. 203
Christianity in Polynesia: Transforming the Islands	p. 218
Christianity in Micronesia: The Interplay between Church and Culture	p. 230
Christianity in Melanesia: Transforming the Warrior Spirit	p. 244
Conclusion: World Christianity - Its History, Spread, and Social Influence	p. 259
Index	p. 272
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