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The Changing Face of Christianity: Africa, the West, and the World
Contributor(s): Sanneh, Lamin (Editor), Carpenter, Joel A. (Editor)
ISBN: 0195177282     ISBN-13: 9780195177282
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
OUR PRICE:   $34.19  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: March 2005
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Annotation: Over the past century, Christianity's place and role in the world have changed dramatically. In 1900, 80 percent of the world's Christians lived in Europe and North America. Today, more than 60 percent of the world's Christians live outside of that region. This change calls for a
reexamination of the way the story of Christianity is told, the methodological tools for its analysis, and its modes of expression. Perhaps most significant is the role of Africa as the new Christian heartland. The questions and answers about Christianity and its contemporary mission now being
developed in the African churches will have enormous influence in the years to come. This volume offers nine new essays addressing this sea-change and its importance for the future of Christianity. Some contributions consider the development of "non-Western" forms of Christianity, others look at the
impact of these new Christianities in the West. The authors cover a wide range of topics, from the integration of witchcraft and Christianity in Nigeria and the peacemaking role of churches in Mozambique to the American Baptist reception of Asian Christianity. The Changing Face of Christianity shows
the striking cultural differences between the new world Christianity and its western counterpart. But with so many new immigrants in Europe and North America, the faith's fault lines are not purely geographical. The new Christianity now thrives in American and European settings, and northerners need
to know this faith better. At stake is their ability to be good neighbors-and perhaps to be good Christian citizens of the world.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Christianity - History
- Religion | Comparative Religion
- History | Africa - General
Dewey: 270.83
LCCN: 2004008859
Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6.24" W x 9.22" (0.78 lbs) 233 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - African
- Religious Orientation - Christian
 
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Over the past century, Christianity's place and role in the world have changed dramatically. In 1900, 80 percent of the world's Christians lived in Europe and North America. Today, more than 60 percent of the world's Christians live outside of that region. This change calls for a
reexamination of the way the story of Christianity is told, the methodological tools for its analysis, and its modes of expression. Perhaps most significant is the role of Africa as the new Christian heartland. The questions and answers about Christianity and its contemporary mission now being
developed in the African churches will have enormous influence in the years to come. This volume offers nine new essays addressing this sea-change and its importance for the future of Christianity. Some contributions consider the development of non-Western forms of Christianity, others look at the
impact of these new Christianities in the West. The authors cover a wide range of topics, from the integration of witchcraft and Christianity in Nigeria and the peacemaking role of churches in Mozambique to the American Baptist reception of Asian Christianity. The Changing Face of Christianity shows
the striking cultural differences between the new world Christianity and its western counterpart. But with so many new immigrants in Europe and North America, the faith's fault lines are not purely geographical. The new Christianity now thrives in American and European settings, and northerners need
to know this faith better. At stake is their ability to be good neighbors-and perhaps to be good Christian citizens of the world.