Enlarging The Story : Perspectives on Writing World Christian History

Wilbert Shenk presents five important papers on how Christian historical and mission studies need to be changed in the light of the emergence of World Christianity and the demise of the West as its spiritual and political center. Shenk introduces the entire question in a brilliant essay that portrays the demographic, cultural, and theological shifts in tectonics. His introduction is followed by…

Groundwork of Christian History

Edisi

First Published

ISBN/ISSN

0-7162-0434-7

Deskripsi Fisik

vi + 314 pgs.; 21,5 cm.

Judul Seri

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No. Panggil

270 MAC g

Readings in World Christian History Volume I : Earliest Christianity to 1453

Through the advice of many scholars of Christian origins the selections here include texts that show students how Christianity developed and was lived in Asia, Africa, and the Mediterranean. These texts show Christian life beyond the confines of Byzantine and Western Christendom as Christians enter the Mongol and Chinese courts, struggle to cope with Islam, and continue to live in places such a…

A History of Christianity in Indonesia

This book gives the history of Christians in Indonesia during the Portuguese period (1511-1605), under Dutch colonialism (1605-1942) and more elaborate for the period of the Indonesian Republic (since 1945). Its authors were equally divided between Protestants and Catholics.

The Churches, The Apostles Left Behind

Edisi

First Published

ISBN/ISSN

0-8091-2611-7

Deskripsi Fisik

156 pgs.; 20,5 cm.

Judul Seri

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No. Panggil

270.1 BRO c

The Rise of Christianity: A Sociologist Reconsiders History

The idea that Christianity started as a clandestine movement among the poor is a widely accepted notion. Yet it is one of many myths that must be discarded if we are to understand just how a tiny messianic movement on the edge of the Roman Empire became the dominant faith of Western civilization. In a fast-paced, highly readable book that addresses beliefs as well as historical facts, Rodney St…

History Of The World Christian Movement Volume II: Modern Christianity From 1…

Beginning with the missionary expansion of the 15th century, this story goes on to trace the fracturing of the Christian movement among Catholic, Orthodox and Protestant versions; the impact of modern colonialism and the emergence of a new global reality; the wars of religion, the impact of the Enlightenment, the rise of Christianity in North America, and the modern missionary movement.

History Of The World Christian Movement Volume I: Earliest Christianity To 1453

This first comprehensive account of Christianity as a world religion is a landmark, offering the work of five years of a team of 43 international scholars and consultants. For the first time, the peoples of Asia, Africa, and the Near East take their rightful place in the account of the unfolding of the Christian story from its beginnings to the 15th century.