Publication

2009 - Wiley-Blackwell, Malden, MA, Massachusetts

Language

English

Word Count

53,500 words, Guess

Page Count

214 pages

Identifiers

and 7 more
  • ISBN-100631236201
  • LibraryThing8347148
  • Library of Congress Control Number2008047762
  • OCLC Control Number246886712
  • Better World Books9780631236207
  • Better World Books9780631236191
  • Open LibraryOL22684837M

Classifications

  • DDC266.009
  • LCCBV2100 .R554 2009
  • LCCBV2100

Description

Exploring how Christianity became a world religion, this brief history examines Christian missions and their relationship to the current globalization of Christianity. {u2666} A short and enlightening history of Christian missions: a phenomenon that many say reflects the single most important intercultural movement over a sustained period of human history {u2666} Offers a thematic overview that takes into account the political, cultural, social, and theological issues {u2666} Discusses the significance of missions to the globalization of Christianity, and broadens our understanding of Christianity as a multicultural world religion {u2666} Helps Western audiences understand the meaning of mission as a historical process {u2666} Contains several new maps that illustrate demographic shifts in world Christianity.

Subjects

Series Statement

  • Blackwell brief histories of religion series

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