Christian Mission: How Christianity Became a World Religion
- ISBN-10
- 1444308815
- ISBN-13
- 9781444308815
- Series
- Christian Mission
- Category
- Religion
- Pages
- 232
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009-04-06
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons
- Author
- Dana L. Robert
Description
Exploring how Christianity became a world religion, this brief history examines Christian missions and their relationship to the current globalization of Christianity. 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 Offers a thematic overview that takes into account the political, cultural, social, and theological issues Discusses the significance of missions to the globalization of Christianity, and broadens our understanding of Christianity as a multicultural world religion Helps Western audiences understand the meaning of mission as a historical process Contains several new maps that illustrate demographic shifts in world Christianity
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