The Next Christendom; The Coming of Global Christianity
ISBN: 9780195183078 | 019518307X
Edition: RevisedFormat: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Pub. Date: 3/19/2007
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The first edition of The Next Christendom has been hailed as a landmark in our understanding of modern Christianity. In this new and substantially expanded second edition, Jenkins continues to illuminate the remarkable expanion of Christianity in the global South--in Africa, Asia, and Latin America--as well as the clash betwen Islam and Christianity since September 11. Among the major topics covered are the growing schism between Northern and Southern churches over issues of gender and sexuality, immigrant and ethnic churches in North America, ... MORE
| Acknowledgments | p. vii |
| List of Tables | p. ix |
| Preface | p. xi |
| Maps | p. xiv |
| The Christian Revolution | p. 1 |
| Disciples of All Nations | p. 19 |
| Missionaries and Prophets | p. 47 |
| Standing Alone | p. 63 |
| The Rise of the New Christianity | p. 93 |
| Coming to Terms | p. 125 |
| God and the World | p. 161 |
Philip Jenkins is Distinguished Professor of History and Religious Studies at Pennsylvania State University.
