Wiley Blackwell Companions to Religion: The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to World Christianity
Wiley Blackwell Companions to Religion: The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to World Christianity
Editors: Sanneh, Lamin and McClymond, Michael
Publication Year: 2016
Publisher: Wiley
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$225.00

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$337.50
ISBN: 978-1-40-515376-8
Category: Religion & Theology - Christianity
Image Count:
28
Book Status: Available
Table of Contents
The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to World Christianity presents a collection of essays that explore a range of topics relating to the rise, spread, and influence of Christianity throughout the world.
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Table of Contents
- Notes on Contributors
- Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction Lamin Sanneh and Michael J. McClymond
- I. Historical Section
- A. The Roots (50-1750 ce)
- 2 Jewish and Hellenic Worlds and Christian Origins John J. Collins
- 3 The “Triumph” of Hellenization in Early Christianity Wendy Elgersma Helleman
- 4 Ancient Eastern Christianity: Syria, Persia, Central Asia, and India Scott W. Sunquist
- 5 Christianity and the European Conversions Tomás O'Sullivan
- 6 Byzantium and Islam in the Mediterranean World James C. Skedros
- 7 The Medieval Synthesis: Religion, Society, and Culture Joseph P. Huffmann
- 8 Early Modern Missions and Maritime Expansion Felipe Fernandez-Armesto
- 9 Bibles, Printing, Books, Churches Lori Ferrell
- 10 The Protestant Reformation and the Catholic Reformation Jeffrey Klaiber
- B. Issues in the Modern Period (1750-2000 ce)
- 11 The Legacy of Christendom Philip Jenkins
- 12 Slavery, Antislavery, and Christianity: Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean Christopher Schmidt-Nowara
- 13 Medicine, Agriculture, and Technology in the Missionary Enterprise Christopher H. Grundmann
- 14 Schools and Education in the Missionary Enterprise Norman Etherington
- 15 Conversion, Converts, and National Identity J. Kwabena Asamoah-Gyadu
- 16 Church and State Relations in the Colonial Period Brian Stanley
- 17 Ideologies, the Quest for a Just Society, and Christian Responses Govert Buijs
- 18 The Ecumenical Movement: Why Violence, Why Not Peace? Jan van Butselaar
- 19 Vatican II: Renewal, Accommodation, Inculturation Peter C. Phan
- 20 Christian Revival and Renewal Movements Michael J. McClymond
- II. Thematic Section
- 21 Bible Translation, Culture, and Religion Lamin Sanneh
- 22 Christianity and Interreligious Encounters Martin Ganeri
- 23 Women in Church, State, and Society Angelyn Dries
- 24 Worship, Liturgy, Sacraments Geoffrey Wainwright
- 25 Freedom, Persecution, and the Status of Christian Minorities John Witte, Jr. and M. Christian Green
- 26 Christianity and “Western Classical” Music (1700-2000) David Martin
- 27 Music in the Newer Churches Brian Schrag
- 28 Visual Arts in World Christianity Volker Küster
- 29 Church Architecture Worldwide since 1800 David R. Bains
- 30 Charismatic Gifts: Healing, Tongue-Speaking, Prophecy, and Exorcism Michael J. McClymond
- 31 Changing Uses of Old and New Media in World Christianity Jolyon Mitchell and Jeremy Kidwell
- 32 Global Evangelical and Pentecostal Politics Paul Freston
- III. Christianity Since 1800: An Analysis by Regions and Traditions
- 33 The Middle East and North Africa, I: Egypt and North Africa George Berbary
- 34 The Middle East and North Africa, II: Christians in the Ottoman Empire and in Bilad al-Sham Souad Slim
- 35 African Christianity: Historical and Thematic Horizons Lamin Sanneh
- 36 Christianity in Western Europe Simon Coleman
- 37 Russia and Eastern Europe Scott M. Kenworthy
- 38 Latin America and the Caribbean Stephen Dove
- 39 North America Amanda Porterfield
- 40 South Asia Chandra Mallampalli
- 41 China Daniel H. Bays
- 42 Korea, Japan, the Philippines, and Southeast Asia J. Nelson Jennings, Yong Kyu Park, and Antolin V. Uy
- 43 Christianity in Australia and Oceania (ca. 1800-2000) Stuart Piggin and Peter Lineham
- 44 The Historical Development of Christianity in Oceania Manfred Ernst and Anna Anisi
- 45 Roman Catholicism since 1800 Thomas P. Rausch
- 46 Orthodoxy and Eastern Christianity John A. McGuckin
- The Present Structure and Organization of the Eastern Orthodox Churches
- 47 Anglicanism Kevin Ward
- 48 Protestantism Alister McGrath
- 49 Pentecostal and Charismatic Christianity Allan H. Anderson
- 50 Indigenous and Vernacular Christianity Michèle Miller Sigg, Eva M. Pascal, and Gina A. Zurlo
- IV. Expansion and Secularization: A Demographic and Statistical Analysis
- 51 The Transmission of Christian Faith: A Reflection Andrew Walls
- 52 The Demographics and Dynamics of the World Christian Movement Todd M. Johnson
- 53 Christianity in Europe and North America: Decline, Transition, or Pluralization? David Martin