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Disciples of All Nations
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Paperback. Series: Oxford Studies in World Christianity. Num Pages: 384 pages, 5 b/w line illus. BIC Classification: HRC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 234 x 18. Weight in Grams: 586.
Long the dominant religion of the West, Christianity is now rapidly becoming the principal faith in much of the postcolonial world--a development that marks a momentous shift in the religion's very center of gravity. In this eye-opening book, Lamin Sanneh examines the roots of this "post-Western awakening" and the unparalleled richness and diversity, as well as the tension and conflict, it has brought to World Christianity. Tracing Christianity's rise from its birth on the edge of the Roman empire--when it proclaimed itself to be a religion for the entire world, not just for one people, one time, and one ... Read more
Long the dominant religion of the West, Christianity is now rapidly becoming the principal faith in much of the postcolonial world--a development that marks a momentous shift in the religion's very center of gravity. In this eye-opening book, Lamin Sanneh examines the roots of this "post-Western awakening" and the unparalleled richness and diversity, as well as the tension and conflict, it has brought to World Christianity. Tracing Christianity's rise from its birth on the edge of the Roman empire--when it proclaimed itself to be a religion for the entire world, not just for one people, one time, and one ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Series
Oxford Studies in World Christianity
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780195189612
SKU
V9780195189612
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About Unknown
Lamin Sanneh, a naturalized U.S. citizen from Gambia and the scion of an ancient African royal house, was educated on four continents. He is Professor of History and World Christianity at Yale University, and chair of its Council on African Studies. His books include Whose Religion is Christianity?: The Gospel Beyond the West and The Changing Face of Christianity: Africa, ... Read more
Reviews for Disciples of All Nations
Lamin Sanneh is one of the foremost names in the study of world Christianity today ... Disciples of All Nations: Pillars of World Christianity is his most comprehensive work on this topic to date. With a sweeping historical vision that ranges from Tertullian to Mao, Sanneh offers an integrated historical framework for understanding world Christianity at the beginning of the ... Read more