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

ISBN: 9781405182485 | 1405182482

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 ... MOREthe 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

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Introducing World Christianity brings together leading scholars from a range of disciplines to provide an engaging introduction to the global impact of Christianity. This book takes a non-theological approach, focusing on the impact of and response to Christianity, rather than the motivations of those who communicated the faith.

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This is an engaging multidisciplinary introduction to the worldwide spread and impact of Christianity. Bringing together chapters from leading scholars in history, sociology, anthropology, and religious studies, this book examines the major transformations in contemporary societies brought about through the influence of Christianity. Each chapter shows how the broad themes within Christianity have been adopted and adapted by Christian demoninations within each major region of the world. So, the book paints a global picture of the impact of Christianity, enriched by detailed historic and ethnographic material for each particular region. Throughout, the chapters examine Protestant, Evangelical, Catholic and Orthodox forms of Christianity. However, the approach is non-theological, focusing on the impact of and response to Christianity, rather than questions of faith. The combination of broader perspectives and deep analysis of particular regions, illuminating the social, cultural, political, and religious features of changes brought about by Christianity, makes this book essential reading for students of world Christianity.

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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

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 Aesth... MOREetics 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).

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).