The world's Christians: who they are, where they are, and how they got there

Written by an award-winning author, this well-organized and comprehensive introduction to global Christianity illuminates the many ways the world's Christians live their faith today. Covers the entire globe: Africa, Asia, and Latin America as well as Europe, North America, and the Pacific Provides impartial, in-depth descriptions of the world's four major Christian traditions: Orthodox,Catholic, Protestant, and Pentecostal/Charismatic Utilizes the best availablesources to produce an up-to-date profile of demographic trends in the Christian population Blends history, sociology, anthropology, and theology to create a rich, multi-layered analysis of the world Christian movement Features clear maps and 4-color illustrations throughout the volume INDICE: Preface. Introduction. Part I: Who They Are. Section Intro. Chapter 1 The Orthodox Tradition. Chapter 2 The Catholic Tradition. Chapter 3 The Protestant Tradition. Chapter 4 The Pentecostal/Charismatic Tradition. Part II: Where They Are. Section Intro. Chapter 5 The Middle East and North Africa: Barely Surviving. Chapter 6 Eastern Europe: Nationalism and New Mission. Chapter 7 Central and South Asia: Confidence and Complexity. Chapter 8 Western Europe:Thin, but Alive. Chapter 9 Sub-Sahara Africa: Hope and Despair. Chapter 10 East Asia: Piety and Politics. Chapter 11 Latin America: After Monopoly. Chapter12 North America: Faith in a Free Market. Chapter 13 Oceania: Experiments in Identity. Part III: How They Got There. Section Intro. Chapter 14 The Ancient Tradition, Beginnings to 500. Chapter 15 The Great Division and the Age of theEast, 500-1000. Chapter 16 The Rise of the West and Decline of the East, 1000-1500. Chapter 17 Christianity in a Global Era, 1500 to the Present.

• ISBN: 978-1-4051-8889-0
• Editorial: Wiley-Blackwell
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 416
• Fecha Publicación: 15/04/2011
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés