World Christianity : a historical and theological introduction / Lalsangkima Pachuau.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pachuau, Lalsangkima, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christianity.

Physical Description:

xv, 247 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Nashville : Abingdon Press, [2018]

Summary:

"Christianity is vibrant and growing in the non-western (3z (Bmajority (3y (Bworld and Christianity is changing as a result. Pachuau surveys the current trending approaches to recognizing and investigating (3z (Bworld Christianity (3y (Band explores the salient features of the demographic changes that mark a measurable shift in the center of gravity from the northwest part of the globe to the southern continents. This shift is not just geographical. World Christianity is ultimately about the changing and diversifying character of Christianity and a renewed recognition of the dynamic universality of Christian faith itself: Christianity is a shared religion in that people of different cultures and societies make it their own while being transformed by it. Christanity is translatable and adaptable to all cultures while challenging each with its transformative power. Pachuau also charts the theological reestablishment of the missionary enterprise founded on understandings of God's mission in the world (mission Dei), a mission of cross-cultural gospel diffusion for missionary advocates in the majority world but one of near neighbor missional engagement for the contagious Charismatic Christianity of the majority world. This book is both a descriptive study and a thoughtful analysis of world Christianity's demographics, life, representation, and thought. The book an also gives an account of the historical emergence of World Christianity and its theological characteristics using a methodology that stresses the productive tension between the universal and particular in understanding a fundamentally adaptable Christian faith." -- Publisher's description.

Contents:

Introduction: world Christianity and its studies

Modernization, modern missions, and world Christianity

Christian movements in the majority world: Part one: Latin America and Africa

Christian movements in the majority world: Part two: Asia and the Pacific Islands

Contextualization, contextual theology, and global Christianity

Contextual theologies in the majority world

Christian mission in the new world of Christianity

Conclusion: a highlight of the salient points.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-235) and indexes.

ISBN:

9781426753183

1426753187

OCLC:

1000580978