Churches Engage Asian Traditions: A Global Mennonite History

Churches Engage Asian Traditions: A Global Mennonite History
ISBN-10
1680992260
ISBN-13
9781680992267
Category
Religion
Pages
375
Language
English
Published
2011-10-01
Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Author
John Lapp

Description

Churches Engage Asian Traditions is the first comprehensive history of Mennonite and Brethren in Christ churches in Asia. From the first Mennonite church in Asia in 1851, to 265,000 Mennonites and Brethren in Christ church members in 13 countries today. From the Introduction to the volume: This vast and fascinating area, with its many centuries-old cultures and languages, its huge problems mastering the elements of nature, its immense population (problematic but also an asset), and its serious globalization efforts, is home to many competing, clashing or more often harmoniously cooperating religions. In [this book] we will see how and why Christians, and particularly Mennonites, arrived on the scene and how they have accommodated to the specific contexts of the Asian countries where they are at home.

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