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The New Faces of Christianity. Believing the Bible in the Global South.
Philip Jenkins
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Paperback. It's hard to overstate how interesting, how eye-opening, how frequently surprising (and sometimes disturbing) Jenkins' findings are. Anyone interested in the implications of these trends for the major denominations, for Muslim-Christian conflict, and for global politics will find The New Faces of Christianity provocative and incisive-and indispensable. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAX; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 147 x 18. Weight in Grams: 378.
Named one of the top religion books of 2002 by USA Today , Philip Jenkins' phenomenally successful The Next Christendom permanently changed the way people think about the future of Christianity. In that volume, Jenkins called the world's attention to the little noticed fact that Christianity's center of gravity was moving inexorably southward, to the point that Africa may soon be home to the world's largest Christian populations. Now, in this brilliant sequel, Jenkins takes a much closer look at Christianity in the global South, revealing what it is like, and what it means for the future. The faith of ... Read more
Named one of the top religion books of 2002 by USA Today , Philip Jenkins' phenomenally successful The Next Christendom permanently changed the way people think about the future of Christianity. In that volume, Jenkins called the world's attention to the little noticed fact that Christianity's center of gravity was moving inexorably southward, to the point that Africa may soon be home to the world's largest Christian populations. Now, in this brilliant sequel, Jenkins takes a much closer look at Christianity in the global South, revealing what it is like, and what it means for the future. The faith of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780195368512
SKU
V9780195368512
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About Philip Jenkins
Philip Jenkins is Distinguished Professor of History and Religious Studies at Pennsylvania State University. He has published widely on contemporary religious phenomena, but is best known for the highly acclaimed The Next Christendom: The Coming of Global Christianity . The book served as the basis for a highly influential cover story for Atlantic Monthly , also written by Jenkins, which ... Read more
Reviews for The New Faces of Christianity. Believing the Bible in the Global South.
This book by Jenkins... show[s] that Christians of the South are ripe for arriving at many new and vibrant readings of the Bible,
Howard Peskett, ANVIL
Howard Peskett, ANVIL