Encyclopedia of Christianity in the global South / edited by Mark A. Lamport ; foreword by Katalina Tahaafe-Williams ; introduction by Philip Jenkins.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.

Lamport, Mark A., editor.

EBSCOhost.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christianity--Southern Hemisphere.

Christianity.

Southern Hemisphere.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xlii, 1073 pages)

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2018]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Christianity has transformed many times in its 2,000-year history, from its roots in the Middle East to its presence around the world today. From the mid-twentieth century onward the presence of Christianity has increased dramatically in Asia, Africa, and Latin America, and the majority of the world's Christians are now nonwhite and non-Western. The Encyclopedia of Christianity in the Global South traces both the historical evolution and contemporary themes in Christianity in more than 150 countries and regions. The volumes include maps, images, and a detailed timeline of key events. The phrases "Global Christianity" and "World Christianity" are inadequate to convey the complexity of the countries and regions involved--this encyclopedia, with its more than 500 entries, aims to offer rich perspectives on the varieties of Christianity where it is growing, how the spread of Christianity shapes the faith in various regions, and how the faith is changing worldwide.

Contents:

Intro; Praise for Encyclopedia of Christianity in the Global South; Editor Emeritus; Foreword, Prologue, Introduction, and Afterword Contributors; Editorial Advisory Board; Senior Editorial Consultant; Stark Realities and Pressing Issues for Christianity in the Global South; Concept of the Encyclopedia; Editorial Organization and Features; A; Acculturation; Afghanistan; African-Initiated (or Indigenous) Churches; African Theologies; Algeria; American Board of Commissioners; Amerindians; Anglicanism; Angola; Anguilla; Anthropology and Missions; Anthropology of Christianity; Antigua and Barbuda

Apostles' Mission in the Global SouthApostolicity, Contemporary; Arabic Bible Translations; Architecture in Africa, Church; Architecture in Asia, Church; Architecture in Latin America, Church; Architecture in the Middle East, Church; Argentina; Armenia; Art in Africa; Art in Asia; Art in Latin America; Art in Oceania; Art in the Middle East; Arts, Christianity and the; Aruba; Asceticism; ; Ashram Movement, Christian; Asian Theologies; Australia; Azerbaijan; B; Bahrain; Bangladesh, People's Republic of; Baptists; Baradaeus, Jacob; Barbados; Belize; Benin, Republic of; Bermuda; Bhutan

Bible: History, Translations, ReceptionBible and Postmodernity; Bible Translation; Bolivia; Botswana; Brazil; Brunei; Buddhism, Christianity and; Burkina Faso; Burundi; C; Cambodia (Kingdom of); Cameroon; Cape Verde Islands; Capitalism and Christianity; Cargo Cults; Catholic Female Orders; Catholic Lay Movements in Africa; Catholic Lay Movements in Asia; Catholic Lay Movements in Latin America; Catholic Lay Movements in the Middle East; Catholic Women in Missions, The Contribution of; Catholicism; Cell Churches in Africa; Cell Churches in Asia; Cell Church Movement, The

Central African RepublicCharismatic Movements; Children in Africa, Ministry to; Children in Asia, Ministry to; Children in Latin America, Ministry to; Children in Oceania, Ministry to; Children in the Middle East, Ministry to; Chile; China; China, History of Missions in; Chinese Bible Translations; Chinese Church, Cross-Cultural Mission of; Chinese Patriotic Church/Three-Self Patriotic Movement; Christian Education in Africa; Christian Education in Asia; Christian Education in Latin America; Christian Education in Oceania; Christian Education in the Middle East

Christian Exodus from the Middle EastChristian Higher Education in Africa; Christian Higher Education in Asia; Christian Higher Education in Latin America; Christian Higher Education in Oceania; Christian Higher Education in the Middle East; Church and Society; Church Fathers and Mothers in Africa; Church Fathers and Mothers in Asia; Church Fathers and Mothers in Latin America; Church Fathers and Mothers in Oceania; Church Fathers and Mothers in the Middle East; Church Growth through the Centuries; Church Mission Society; Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; Church-State Collaboration

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 26, 2018).

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.

Other Format:

Print version: Encyclopedia of Christianity in the global south.

ISBN:

9781442271579

1442271574

Publisher Number:

99977128215

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.