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Next Christendom: The Coming of Global Christianity
John Philip Jenkins
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Description for Next Christendom: The Coming of Global Christianity
Paperback. This new and substantially expanded edition of Philip Jenkins's influential book The Next Christendom tracks the remarkable expansion of Christianity in the global South, in Africa, Asia and Latin America, and the implications of that shift in numbers and influence away from the traditional Christian heartlands of Europe and North America. Num Pages: 368 pages, 4 illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAX; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 236 x 26. Weight in Grams: 490.
In this new and substantially expanded Third Edition, Philip Jenkins continues to illuminate the remarkable expansion of Christianity in the global South--in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Drawing upon the extensive new scholarship that has appeared on this topic in recent years, he asks how the new Christianity is likely to affect the poor, among whom it finds its most devoted adherents. How should we interpret the enormous success of prosperity churches across the Global South? Politically, what will be the impact of new Christian movements? Will Christianity contribute to liberating the poor, to give voices to the previously silent, ... Read more
In this new and substantially expanded Third Edition, Philip Jenkins continues to illuminate the remarkable expansion of Christianity in the global South--in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Drawing upon the extensive new scholarship that has appeared on this topic in recent years, he asks how the new Christianity is likely to affect the poor, among whom it finds its most devoted adherents. How should we interpret the enormous success of prosperity churches across the Global South? Politically, what will be the impact of new Christian movements? Will Christianity contribute to liberating the poor, to give voices to the previously silent, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780199767465
SKU
V9780199767465
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About John Philip Jenkins
Philip Jenkins is Edwin Earle Sparks Professor of History and Religious Studies at Pennsylvania State University and Distinguished Senior Fellow at the Institute for Studies of Religion at Baylor University. He is the author of many books and articles, including the acclaimed The Future of Christianity Trilogy, consisting of The Next Christendom: The Coming of Global Christianity, The New Faces ... Read more
Reviews for Next Christendom: The Coming of Global Christianity
Gracefully written and skillfully argued, The Next Christendom shows the many changes Christianity has undergone and its capacity to survive.
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