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Christianities in Asia
Peter C. Phan (Hrsg.)
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Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik / Christentum
Beschreibung
Christianity in Asia explores the history, development, and current state of Christianity across the world's largest and most populous continent. * Offers detailed coverage of the growth of Christianity within South Asia; among the thousands of islands comprising Southeast Asia; and across countries whose Christian origins were historically linked, including Vietnam, Thailand, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, and Korea * Brings together a truly international team of contributors, many of whom are natives of the countries they are writing about * Considers the Middle Eastern countries whose Christian roots are deepest, yet have turbulent histories and uncertain futures * Explores the ways in which Christians in Asian countries have received and transformed Christianity into their local or indigenous religion * Shows Christianity to be a vibrant contemporary movement in many Asian countries, despite its comparatively minority status in these regions
Rezensionen
"These praiseworthy books from Bays and Phan will enhance their readers' understanding of the manifold Christianities of China and Asia as well as of the global history of east-west relations."
"A stimulating and wide-ranging collection of often valuable introductions. There are also new insights in a range of settings, for student and scholar alike."
"Christianities in Asia is intended to be an accessible book on this subject. . . But overall, the book fulfils its function as an introduction to the various forms of Christianity in Asia."
"Leading off an impressive new Blackwell series on global Christianity, Christianities in Asia is a rich collection of essays on various regions by top-ranked names in the field."
"This is a fascinating book, which corrects our Eurocentric understanding of the earliest Church and what happened during the later missionary eras."
"They survey is intended to be accessible to nonspecialists and general readers."
"As an introductory text, this volume sets a standard for the field that will not soon be surpassed. Essential. Lower-lever undergraduates through professional/practitioners."
"Christianities In Asia gives a wonderful sampling of essays written by Asian theologians who present the wide variety of Christianities currently in existence in Asia. Eleven theologians take on the arduous task of presenting the history, the current context, and the practices of Christianity within their own respective countries . . . nevertheless, as it stands, this book will prove invaluable for generations to come as it lays out the historical, social and political identity of Asia, which is imperative to understand Asian Christianity and by relation, the Christianity of the West."
"Christianities in Asia is an outstanding introduction to the complex reality of this living religion spread across the largest continent on earth where two-thirds of humanity dwells today. Each chapter is comprehensive and engaging. The organization of the work as a whole allows the reader to see the diversity of Asian Christianities without losing sight of the commonalities that bind them together both institutionally and as a movement. The book offers a host of new insights while opening up important new directions in the study of world Christianity at the local, regional, and global levels."
--Dale T. Irvin, President and Professor of World Christianity, New York Theological Seminary
"Phan and his colleagues have produced what will surely be the standard introductory text to the topic for the next decade. There are plenty of details for those interested in them, but as important is how the book as a whole invites readers to experience the richness and diversity of the Christianities of Asia. An invaluable resource for the emerging field of world Christianity!"
--Amos Yong, Regent University
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Religion, Issues & Current Affairs, Religionsfragen u. aktuelle Probleme, Christianity, Geschichte, History, Religion & Theology, Religion u. Theologie, Christentum, Asian & Australasian History, Geschichte / Asien u. Australasien